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How to pronounce broken-down in English?

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Synonyms bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down


a broken-down fence.
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had to push the broken-down car.
a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on.

Examples of broken-down

broken-down
Broken down on a per-student basis, the Irish spend the most, the database says.
From the thenewstribune.com
Numerous trees and several broken poles have lines down around the service area.
From the tennessean.com
It took crews at least a half-hour to shut down the gas flow to the broken line.
From the sacbee.com
The latter is the more potent, and is produced when testosterone is broken down.
From the newscientist.com
Government has broken down, and the world consists of economically driven clans.
From the guardian.co.uk
So no hauling, pushing or pulling broken-down jalopies into dealer parking lots.
From the cnn.com
How could my marriage to this beautiful younger man have broken down so quickly?
From the washingtontimes.com
Another man was juggling solo parenting of three children and a broken-down car.
From the omaha.com
Rather, the object of attraction should be stocks that have not yet broken down.
From the forbes.com