fragmented

adjective

/fræɡˈmen.tɪd/

/-t̬ɪd/

Definition

› consisting of several separate parts: In this increasingly fragmented society, a sense of community is a thing of the past. The president has only held onto power because the opposition is so fragmented.Tearing and breaking into pieces fragmentation

noun [U] › the fragmentation of the country's banking systemBusinesses and enterprises

(Definition of fragmented adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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