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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order..
And a broken-down train and the severe weather temporarily shut the line between Dawlish and Exeter St Davids.
We looked our last upon them and the indescribable rosy glow in which they lay, and then with hearts far too heavy for words we left them, and crept thence broken-down men - so broken down that we even renounced the chance of practically immortal life, because all that made life valuable had gone from us, and we knew even then that to prolong our days indefinitely would only be to prolong our sufferings.
Use broken-down when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Broken-down means Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order..
Common synonyms include out of order, ramshackle, dilapidated, bedraggled.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And a broken-down train and the severe weather temporarily shut the line between Dawlish and Exeter St Davids.
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