Broken
Broken adjective - Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split.
Usage example: a broken leg
Both words in one sentence
- Broken Echo is a Sister Trope, where it's a voice that's wrong instead of a sound effect.
Source: Sound Defect - Not only was there no sound, but instead of the usual closing credits, there was just a closeup of Adric's broken badge.
Source: Moment of Silence -
While Bumblebee still uses sound bites from his radio, he can also now "speak" with his broken voice in a manner similar to his portrayal in Transformers Prime.
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