Meaning : In deplorable condition.
Example :
A street of bedraggled tenements.
A broken-down fence.
A ramshackle old pier.
A tumble-down shack.
Synonyms : bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
Meaning : Not in working order.
Example :
Had to push the broken-down car.
A broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on.
Broken-down meaning in Telugu.