divided

[ dih-vahy-did ]

adjective

1. separated; separate.
2. disunited.
3. shared; apportioned.
4. (of a leaf ) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.

divided

/ dɪˈvaɪdɪd /

adjective

1. botany another word for dissected
2. split; not united

Derived Forms

• diˈvidedly, adverb
• diˈvidedness, noun

Other Words From

• di·vided·ly adverb
• di·vided·ness noun
• quasi-di·vided adjective
• quasi-di·vided·ly adverb
• self-di·vided adjective
• semi·di·vided adjective
• undi·vided adjective
• well-di·vided adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of divided¹

First recorded in 1555–65; divide + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The end result is a more divided electorate, fueled by fear about how they are going to survive in an American future that gives the have’s more and the have-not’s less, with less prospect of moving from one group to the other.

From Time

The important thing is that it is a serious-looking book and a strong visual, at a time when what this wounded and divided nation needs, more than ever, is strong visuals.

From Washington Post

On most issues, Democrats and Republicans remain deeply divided.

From Washington Blade

I’ll be 58 soon and I’ve never seen the country like it is right now, so divided.

From Voice of San Diego

Their bill found its way through Congress at a divided moment, when Ronald Reagan had just won election but Jimmy Carter was still in office.

From Fortune

The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.

From The Daily Beast

If you look at the history, you can really understand why the parties are so divided and why the public is so split.

From The Daily Beast

Divided and drained by war, Syrian Christians are determined to celebrate for the first time in four years.

From The Daily Beast

For the past 25 years, a massive civil war has literally divided the country into two separate entities.

From The Daily Beast

The problem is that the Democrats are more divided on the “how” of doing this than they are on any other single question.

From The Daily Beast

The product is then multiplied by the number of cubic centimeters voided in twenty-four hours and divided by 1000.

From Project Gutenberg

And a severe, embittered struggle then took place in a heart that seemed strangely divided against itself.

From Project Gutenberg

He chiefly divided his time between the House of Lords and sitting at home, lamenting over his own ill-starred existence.

From Project Gutenberg

The generall mayne body of the planters are divided into Officers, Laborers, Farmors.

From Project Gutenberg

How often did I then wish myself with my dear Glumdalchtch, from whom one single hour had so far divided me.

From Project Gutenberg