Broken vs. Rugged

Broken vs. Rugged — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Broken and Rugged

Brokenverb

inflection of break||past|part

Ruggedadjective

Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.

Brokenadjective

Fragmented, in separate pieces.

Ruggedadjective

Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.

Brokenadjective

Fractured; having the bone in pieces.

My arm is broken!the ground was littered with broken bones

Ruggedadjective

Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.

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Brokenadjective

(of skin) Split or ruptured.

A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.

Ruggedadjective

(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.

Brokenadjective

Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

Ruggedadjective

(of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.

Brokenadjective

(of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.

Ruggedadjective

(of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed

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Brokenadjective

Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

Tomorrow: broken skies.

Ruggedadjective

Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.

Brokenadjective

having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.

Ruggedadjective

(of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; rough to the ear

Brokenadjective

Breached; violated; not kept.

broken promises of neutralitybroken vowsthe broken covenant

Ruggedadjective

(of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled

Brokenadjective

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

I think my doorbell is broken.

Ruggedadjective

(of behaviour) Violent; rude; boisterous

Brokenadjective

Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.

Ruggedadjective

(of health, physique etc.) Vigorous; robust; hardy

Brokenadjective

Badly designed or implemented.

This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.

Ruggedadjective

Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.

Brokenadjective

Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.

Ruggedadjective

Having a rug or rugs.

Brokenadjective

Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.

Oh man! That is just broken!

Ruggedadjective

Covered with a rug.

Brokenadjective

Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.

Ruggedverb

simple past tense and past participle of rug

Brokenadjective

Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

Ruggedadjective

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring;

a rugged trapper who spent months in the windernessthose that survive are stalwart rugged menwith a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture

Brokenadjective

(of land) Uneven.

Ruggedadjective

topographically very uneven;

broken terrainrugged ground

Brokenadjective

Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

Ruggedadjective

rocky and steep

Brokenadjective

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed;

a broken mirrora broken tootha broken leghis neck is brokenchildren from broken homesa broken marriagea broken heart

Ruggedadjective

very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;

a rugged competitive examinationthe rugged conditions of frontier lifethe competition was toughit's a tough lifeit was a tough job

Brokenadjective

not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly;

broken lines of defensea broken cable transmissionbroken sleeptear off the stub above the broken linea broken notebroken sobs

Brokenadjective

subdued or brought low in condition or status;

brought lowa broken manhis broken spirit

Brokenadjective

(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;

broken (or unkept) promisesbroken contracts

Brokenadjective

tamed or trained to obey;

a horse broken to the saddlethis old nag is well broken in

Brokenadjective

topographically very uneven;

broken terrainrugged ground

Brokenadjective

imperfectly spoken or written;

broken English

Brokenadjective

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;

troops fleeing in broken ranksa confused mass of papers on the deskthe small disordered roomwith everything so upset

Brokenadjective

weakened and infirm;

broken health resulting from alcoholism

Brokenadjective

destroyed financially;

the broken fortunes of the family

Brokenadjective

out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken');

a broken washing machinethe coke machine is brokenthe coke machine is busted

Brokenadjective

discontinuous;

broken cloudsbroken sunshine

Brokenadjective

lacking a part or parts;

a broken set of encyclopedia