(a)brokennot continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly“broken lines of defense”, “a broken cable transmission”, “broken sleep”, “tear off the stub above the broken line”, “a broken note”, “broken sobs”
(s)broken, confused, disordered, upsetthrown into a state of disarray or confusion“troops fleeing in broken ranks”, “a confused mass of papers on the desk”, “the small disordered room”, “with everything so upset”
(s)broken, bustedout of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')“a broken washing machine”, “the coke machine is broken”, “the coke machine is busted”