BROKEN-DOWN Synonyms

• worn and broken down by hard use

• having the spring unwound

• showing signs of wear and tear

• mean and unworthy and despicable

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

• fold or close up

• fall apart

• cause to burst

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• lose significance, effectiveness, or value

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

• limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud

• in deplorable condition

• a person without a home, job, or property

• a ship abandoned on the high seas

• worn and broken down by hard use

• forsaken by owner or inhabitants

• failing in what duty requires

• in deplorable condition

• in deplorable condition

• a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

• worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

• in deplorable condition

• in deplorable condition