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.

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fragmented¹

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

Related Words

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