Broken
Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Usage example: a broken vase that could not be repaired
Devastated and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devastated" instead an adjective "Broken".
Devastated
Broken and devastated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Devastated".
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Both words in one sentence
- Eggman after he decides to leave a broken and devastated Freedom Fighters instead of finishing them on the spot.
- Norman starts out as new guy with ideas that the war is "right", comes about to become a willing killer, then leaves broken and devastated as he is medevaced out from the wreckage of "Fury".
- This leaves Yuffie broken and devastated.
Source: Fan Fic / Shinra High SOLDIER
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