Broke
Broke adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Disapproved and broke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disapproved" instead a verb "Broke".
Nearby Word: broken
Disapproved
Broke and disapproved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broke" instead a verb "Disapproved".
Both words in one sentence
- The filmmaker said this was based on a true story he knew of: a teenaged boy, mature for his age, had an older boyfriend; the man's friends disapproved of the relationship because of the age gap and the man broke up with the boy, who was devastated.
Source: Lover and Beloved
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