broken-down

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broken-down

adjective more broken-down · most broken-down

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.
Similar: out of order
Not properly maintained; neglected.
Similar: ramshackle
Ruined in character or strength. 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 fr

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adj no longer in working order

Français	en panne, hors-service, H.S.
Deutsch	kaputt
العربية	مُعَطَّل muʕaṭṭal

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@misc{broken_down_2026,
  title = {broken-down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broken-down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}