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fragmented

[ frag-muhn-tid, -men-, frag-men- ]

adjective

  1. reduced to fragments.
  2. existing or functioning as though broken into separate parts; disorganized; disunified:

    a fragmented personality; a fragmented society.



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Other Words From

  • non·fragment·ed adjective
  • over·fragment·ed adjective
  • un·fragment·ed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fragmented1

First recorded in 1810–20; fragment + -ed 3

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Example Sentences

“These dictators for a long time had many political enemies, but they were fragmented,” Howard said.

Full-scale civil wars are giving way to fragmented armed groups with decentralized power bases in remote border regions.

In fragmented English, they replied, “The bunker, this no good for rockets,” and pointed at the thin ceiling.

The actual event underpinning his fragmented memory of being held by his arms and legs and having his pants cut still eludes him.

Fittingly, the stage is framed with light structures that remind one of what a fragmented Stargate might look like.

Also, the dorsolateral stripes in some individuals are fragmented posteriorly.

What would have happened then to the other portion of the bullet if it had fragmented?

At what point on the skull did the bullet, which fragmented into Commission Exhibit 857, strike?

Those on the right were too fragmented and distorted for satisfactory description.

They were clean, they had good color to them, there was no grease on them and they were not fragmented.

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