Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - broken

 adjective  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brocen, from past participle of brecan to break  Date: 13th century  1. violently separated into parts ; shattered  2. damaged or altered by breaking: as  a. having undergone or been subjected to fracture a ~ leg  b. of land surfaces being irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles  c. violated by transgression a ~ promise  d. discontinuous, interrupted  e. disrupted by change  f. of a tulip flower having an irregular, streaked, or blotched pattern especially from virus infection  3.  a. made weak or infirm  b. subdued completely ; crushed, sorrowful a ~ heart a ~ spirit  c. bankrupt  d. reduced in rank  4.  a. cut off ; disconnected  b. imperfectly spoken or written ~ English  5. not complete or full a ~ bale of hay  6. disunited by divorce, separation, or desertion of one parent children from ~ homes a ~ family  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun