broken man

language: de

definitions

  1. A person who has been emotionally or mentally devastated by trauma, loss, or extreme hardship, resulting in a loss of spirit or will.
    de: Ein gebrochener Mensch
  2. A person who has suffered complete financial ruin or has been rendered destitute by economic failure.
    de: Ein ruinierter Mann
  3. A person who has been physically incapacitated or severely damaged by injury, illness, or age.
    de: Ein körperlich gebrochener Mann

examples

  1. After losing his family in the war, he became a broken man.

    Nachdem er seine Familie im Krieg verloren hatte, wurde er zu einem gebrochenen Menschen.

  2. The stock market crash turned the wealthy tycoon into a broken man.

    Der Börsencrash machte den wohlhabenden Tycoon zu einem ruinierte Mann.

  3. Years of hard labor in the mines left him a broken man.

    Jahre harter Arbeit in den Minen machten ihn zu einem körperlich gebrochenen Mann.