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单词 riven
释义

riven

adjective

riv·​en ˈri-vən How to pronounce riven (audio)
: split apart
riven wood [=wood split apart along the grain]
: divided into pieces or factions
a riven nation
… beautifully nuanced portraits of a riven people, separated by more than an ocean. Mylène Dressler

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined above

riven

verb

variants also rived
past participle of rive
1
as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disrupted
  • fractured
  • fragmented
  • broken
  • disintegrated
  • destroyed
  • shattered
  • dismembered
  • ruined
  • reduced
  • busted
  • splintered
  • crushed
  • ground
  • wrecked
  • bust
  • broken up
  • split
  • pulverized
  • cracked
  • blasted
  • atomized
  • smashed
  • burst
  • exploded
  • powdered
  • shivered
  • slivered
  • detonated
  • chipped
  • imploded
  • bursted
  • popped
  • blown up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • healed
  • mended
  • repaired
  • rebuilt
  • reconstructed
  • patched
  • fixed
  • renovated
  • reconditioned
  • doctored
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2
as in torn
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • torn
  • ripped
  • split
  • cleaved
  • ribboned
  • broken
  • rended
  • tattered
  • shredded
  • ruptured
  • rent
  • cut
  • cleft
  • incised
  • lacerated
  • gashed
  • slashed
  • dissected
  • mangled
  • hacked
  • butchered
  • dismembered
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