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Synonym: burstSimilar words: brokebrokerstrokesunkenweakenchickenweekendtake note ofMeaning: ['brəʊkən]  adj. 1. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split 2. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly 3. subdued or brought low in condition or status 4. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded 5. tamed or trained to obey 6. topographically very uneven 7. imperfectly spoken or written 8. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion 9. weakened and infirm 10. destroyed financially 11. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') 12. discontinuous 13. lacking a part or parts. 
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(151) We must substitute a new chair for the broken one.
(152) Voters are bound to be mistrustful of a government that has broken so many promises.
(153) Marriages were broken and lives ruined by the revelation of double-dealing.
(154) Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.
(155) He needed 200 stitches after being attacked with a broken bottle.
(156) Burglars had broken in while we were away on holiday.
(157) The old man was laid up with his broken left leg.
(158) The strike was broken , of course[sentencedict.com], but mainly by a series of adventitious developments.
(159) We don't know the reason why they have broken up with each other.
(160) They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they'd broken a window.
(161) These broken pieces of plates don't fit together;they must be parts of different ones.
(162) They've torn down wooden fences and broken branches off trees.
(163) He gashed his arm on a piece of broken glass.
(164) His broken leg is the direct result of his own carelessness.
(165) Scientists think they have broken through in their attempt to find the causes of many major diseases.
(166) New recruits are often broken in by repeated drilling on the square.
(167) Some people experience shyness as a barrier to communication,(http://sentencedict.com/broken.html) but this can be broken down gradually.
(168) The old road is shown on the map by broken arrows.
(169) The silence was broken only by the whisper of the leaves in the gentle breeze.
(170) They would have got married in 1939 if war had not broken out.
(171) The shower is broken - you'll have to have a bath.
(172) Youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up.
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