broken man

language: en

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

examples

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

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

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

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

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

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