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What does broken mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word broken? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. past participle of break
Adjective
  1. Fragmented, in separate pieces.
    1. (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
    2. (of skin) Split or ruptured.
    3. (of a line) Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
    4. (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
    5. (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
  2. (of a promise, etc) Breeched; violated; not kept.
  3. Non-functional; not functioning properly.
    1. (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
    2. (software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
    3. (pejorative) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker.
    4. (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
  4. (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
  5. Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
  6. (of land) Uneven.
  7. (sports and gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
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