# fragmented

Pronunciation: say "frag-MEN-tid" /fɹæɡˈmɛntɪd/

## Adjective

1. Broken apart into fragments, so the original whole no longer holds together.
   - Simple: Broken into many small pieces that no longer hold together.
   - _The archaeologists recovered a fragmented skull from the burial site._
   - _Years of erosion left the cliff face fragmented and unstable._
2. Made up of fragments rather than forming a single continuous whole.
   - Simple: Made up of many separate pieces instead of one whole thing.
   - _The novel has a fragmented structure, assembled from diary entries and letters._
   - _Memory of that night came back fragmented, a few disconnected images._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of fragment. — simple past and past participle of fragment
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of fragment. Use it for breaking into pieces that already happened.
   - _Years of conflict fragmented the once-unified party._
   - _The signal fragmented as the storm interfered with the broadcast._

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