Broken and Unable

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Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

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Unable and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Broken and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Unable".

Upon finding it broken and unable to fire, he reportedly improvised and used it as a club to beat several German soldiers to death.

Source: Improbable Use of a Weapon
In 3rei, it is revealed that she isn't as perfect as she appeared to be, courtesy of psychological issues—whatever was done to her before her brother managed to send her to Illya's world made her into an ace, but left her really broken and unable to dream.

Source: Manga / Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA
Shirou is fundamentally broken on a mental level, in that he is unable to live for his own sake and can only find meaning in life through the act of saving others like he himself was once saved.

Source: Broken Hero

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