Usually means: Reduced to simpler components, deteriorated.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 30 dictionaries that define the word broken down:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. broken-down, broken down: Merriam-Webster
  2. broken-down: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. broken-down: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. broken-down, broken-down, broken down: Collins English Dictionary
  5. broken-down, broken down: Vocabulary.com
  6. Broken-down, broken-down: Wordnik
  7. broken-down, broken down: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. broken-down, broken down: Wiktionary
  9. broken-down: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. broken-down: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. broken-down: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. broken-down, broken down: Dictionary.com
  13. broken-down: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Broken Down (Mest album): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. broken-down: Rhymezone
  16. broken-down: FreeDictionary.org
  17. broken-down: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. broken-down, broken down: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. broken down: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Epicurus.com Cheese Glossary (No longer online)

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. broken down: Legal dictionary
  2. broken down: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. broken-down, broken down: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. broken down: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. broken down: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. broken down: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Broken Down: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Broken Down: Glossary of Cheese Terms

Definitions from Wiktionary (broken down)

adjective:  No longer in working order; broken.
adjective:  Of a horse, no longer useful for work or riding due to illness or infirmity.
adjective:  Ruined in character or strength.
adjective:  Separated into component parts; decomposed; disassembled; deconstructed.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Words similar to broken down

Usage examples for broken down

Idioms related to broken down

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by broken down

Words that often appear near broken down

Rhymes of broken down

Invented words related to broken down

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux