fragmentedadjective
uk/fræɡˈmen.tɪd/us/fræɡˈmen.t̬ɪd/consisting of several separate parts:
In this increasingly fragmented society, a sense of community is a thing of the past.
The Democratic Party has only held onto power because the Republican Party is so fragmented.
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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fragmentation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌfræɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌfræɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
the fragmentation of the country's banking system