Broken
Subdued
Subdued adjective - Not excessively showy.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Heroic B.S.O.D.: After her Mind Rape, Asuka was broken and subdued for a long while.
Source: Fanfic / Higher Learning - After her Mind Rape, Asuka was broken and subdued for a long while.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Fan Fiction -
Jabba Table Manners: After the blood ration is cut to 5% a riot breaks out at a coffee booth, with vampires greedily slurping up broken blood bags even as they're subdued by riot police.
Source: Film / Daybreakers
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