broken

The definition of broken is split, out of order, or not continuous.

(adjective)

An example of broken used as an adjective is the phrase "a broken home," which means a home where the father and mother are not living together.
An example of broken used as an adjective is the phrase "broken watch," which means a watch that is not keeping accurate time.

See broken in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

break

Origin: ME < OE brocen, pp. of brecan, break

adjective

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See broken in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

Past participle of break.

adjective

Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured: a broken arm; broken glass.
Sundered by divorce, separation, or desertion of a parent or parents: children from broken homes; a broken marriage.
Having been violated: a broken promise.
a. Incomplete: a broken set of books.
b. Being in a state of disarray; disordered: troops fleeing in broken ranks.
a. Intermittently stopping and starting; discontinuous: a broken cable transmission.
b. Varying abruptly, as in pitch: broken sobs.
c. Spoken with gaps and errors: broken English.
Topographically rough; uneven: broken terrain.
a. Subdued totally; humbled: a broken spirit.
b. Weakened and infirm: broken health.
Crushed by grief: died of a broken heart.
Financially ruined; bankrupt.
Not functioning; out of order: a broken washing machine.