Definition of 'broken-down'

Adjective

1. in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
      Synonyms: bedraggled derelict dilapidated ramshackle tatterdemalion tumble-down
2. not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"

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