ˈbɹəʊkən kɹʌʃt ɪmˈbæɹ.əst ləʊ loʊ ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street humiliated that his wife had to go out to work felt mortified by the comparison with her sister subdued or brought low in condition or status brought low a broken man his broken spirit