Results for "broken
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broken
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "broken", "results": [{"usageOf": ["colloquialism"], "examples": ["a broken washing machine", "the coke machine is broken"], "synonyms": ["busted"], "similarTo": ["damaged"], "definition": "out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["a horse broken to the saddle", "this old nag is well broken in"], "synonyms": ["broken in"], "similarTo": ["tame", "tamed"], "definition": "tamed or trained to obey", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["broken terrain"], "synonyms": ["rugged"], "similarTo": ["unsmooth", "rough"], "definition": "topographically very uneven", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["a broken man", "his broken spirit"], "synonyms": ["crushed", "humbled", "humiliated", "low"], "similarTo": ["humble"], "definition": "subdued or brought low in condition or status", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["troops fleeing in broken ranks"], "synonyms": ["confused", "disordered", "upset"], "similarTo": ["disorganized", "disorganised"], "definition": "thrown into a state of disarray or confusion", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["the broken fortunes of the family"], "synonyms": ["impoverished", "wiped out"], "similarTo": ["destroyed"], "definition": "destroyed financially", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["unbroken"], "examples": ["broken (or unkept) promises", "broken contracts"], "synonyms": ["unkept"], "definition": "(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded", "inCategory": ["contract"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["broken clouds", "broken sunshine"], "similarTo": ["distributed"], "definition": "discontinuous", "inCategory": ["meteorology"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["broken English"], "similarTo": ["imperfect"], "definition": "imperfectly spoken or written", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["a broken set of encyclopedia"], "similarTo": ["incomplete", "uncomplete"], "definition": "lacking a part or parts", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["noncontinuous", "discontinuous"], "antonyms": ["unbroken"], "examples": ["broken lines of defense", "a broken cable transmission", "broken sleep", "tear off the stub above the broken line", "a broken note", "broken sobs"], "similarTo": ["dotted", "off-and-on", "broken-field", "interrupted", "dashed", "halting", "fitful"], "definition": "not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["damaged", "unsound", "injured", "imperfect"], "antonyms": ["unbroken"], "examples": ["a broken mirror", "a broken tooth", "a broken leg", "his neck is broken"], "attribute": ["wholeness", "unity", "integrity"], "definition": "physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["broken health resulting from alcoholism"], "similarTo": ["impaired"], "definition": "weakened and infirm", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 4.89, "syllables": {"list": ["bro", "ken"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'broʊkən"}}