"broken-down" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more broken-down [comparative], most broken-down [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} broken-down (comparative more broken-down, superlative most broken-down)
  1. Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order. Synonyms (no longer in working order): out of order Translations (no longer in working order): مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal) [masculine] (Arabic), خربان (ḵarbān) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), خربان (ḵarbān) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), повреден (povreden) (Bulgarian), rikkinäinen (Finnish), epäkuntoinen (Finnish), toimimaton (Finnish), en panne [feminine, masculine] (French), hors-service [feminine, masculine] (French), H.S. [feminine, masculine] (French), kaputt (German), uszkodzony [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-broken-down-en-adj-GEfHWDP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 26 5 Disambiguation of 'no longer in working order': 89 7 4 Disambiguation of 'no longer in working order': 89 7 4
  2. Not properly maintained; neglected. Synonyms (not maintained; neglected): ramshackle Translations (not properly maintained): ränsistynyt (Finnish), rapistunut (Finnish), rappeutunut (Finnish), قوسقونسز (kuskunsuz) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-broken-down-en-adj-4480qLvB Disambiguation of 'not maintained; neglected': 9 88 4 Disambiguation of 'not properly maintained': 5 92 2
  3. Ruined in character or strength. Translations (ruined in character or strength): rappiolla [adverb] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-broken-down-en-adj-K-0PdBwu Disambiguation of 'ruined in character or strength': 3 1 96

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      "sense": "no longer in working order",
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      "word": "kaputt"
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      "sense": "no longer in working order",
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      "sense": "not properly maintained",
      "word": "ränsistynyt"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not properly maintained",
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      "sense": "not properly maintained",
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      "sense": "not properly maintained",
      "word": "قوسقونسز"
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      "sense": "ruined in character or strength",
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