descompuesto

• IPA^(key): /deskomˈpwesto/ [d̪es.kõmˈpwes.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: des‧com‧pues‧to

descompuesto (feminine descompuesta, masculine plural descompuestos, feminine plural descompuestas)

1. broken down, out of order

   Synonym: averiado

2. rotten, decayed

   Synonyms: echado a perder, podrido, putrefacto

3. rude, impolite
4. misbehaved (of someone who formerly was more behaved)
5. showing one’s age, seen better days, worse for the wear (said of someone whose face or body has become less attractive with age)

• sometimes the word "broken", when means "broken down", is mistranslated to Spanish as "roto", instead as "descompuesto"

descompuesto (feminine descompuesta, masculine plural descompuestos, feminine plural descompuestas)

1. past participle of descomponer

• “descompuesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024