Fragmented — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

break or cause to break into pieces

having been divided; having the unity destroyed; -Samuel Lubell; - E.B.White

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹæɡmˈɛntɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹaɡmˈɛntɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹaɡmˈɛntɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /fɹæɡmˈɛntɪd/.

Examples

The plate fragmented
Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces
a league of disunited nations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split break up fragmentise disunited disconnected fragment fragmentize

Parts of Speech

verb	break or cause to break into pieces “The plate fragmented”
adjective	having been divided; having the unity destroyed; -Samuel Lubell; - E.B.White “Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces”

Word Forms

fragment	noun	a piece broken off or cut off of something else
fragmentation	noun	the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
disconnectedness	noun	state of being disconnected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fragmentiert

brechen oder in Stücke brechen

🇫🇷French

fragmenté

briser ou faire briser en morceaux

🇪🇸Spanish

fragmentado

romper o hacer que se rompa en pedazos

🇮🇹Italian

frammentato

rompere o causare la rottura in pezzi

🇳🇱Dutch

gefragmenteerd

breken of in stukken laten breken

🇵🇹Portuguese

fragmentado

quebrar ou fazer quebrar em pedaços

🇷🇺Russian

фрагментированный

сломать или разбить на куски

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडित

तोड़ना या टुकड़ों में तोड़ने का कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

খণ্ডিত

টুকরো টুকরো টুকরো টুকরো করা

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டு துண்டாக

உடைக்கவும் அல்லது துண்டுகளாக உடைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఛిన్నాభిన్నమైంది

విచ్ఛిన్నం లేదా ముక్కలుగా విరిగిపోవడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडित

तुकडे करणे किंवा तुकडे करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંડિત

તોડવું અથવા ટુકડાઓમાં તોડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛಿದ್ರಗೊಂಡಿದೆ

ಮುರಿಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ತುಂಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ಒಡೆಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഛിന്നഭിന്നമായ

തകർക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഷണങ്ങളായി തകർക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੰਡਿਤ

ਤੋੜੋ ਜਾਂ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਟੁੱਟਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بکھرے ہوئے

توڑنا یا ٹکڑوں میں توڑنے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支离破碎的

破碎或导致破碎

🇯🇵Japanese

断片化した

壊れる、または粉々に砕ける原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

조각난

부서지거나 조각으로 부서지게 만드는 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị phân mảnh

phá vỡ hoặc làm vỡ thành từng mảnh

🇹🇭Thai

กระจัดกระจาย

แตกหรือทำให้แตกเป็นชิ้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terfragmentasi

pecah atau menyebabkan pecah berkeping-keping

🇵🇭Filipino

pira-piraso

masira o maging sanhi ng pagkasira

🇲🇾Malay

berpecah belah

pecah atau menyebabkan pecah menjadi kepingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجزأة

كسر أو تسبب في كسر إلى قطع

🇮🇷Persian

تکه تکه شده

شکستن یا باعث تکه تکه شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

parçalanmış

kırmak veya parçalara ayrılmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקוטע

לשבור או לגרום להישבר לחתיכות

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