divided

divided

adj

Definition of DIVIDED

1

a : separated into parts or pieces b of a leaf : cut into distinct parts by incisions extending to the base or to the midrib c : having a barrier (as a guardrail) to separate lanes of traffic going in opposite directions <a divided highway>

2

a : disagreeing with each other : disunited b : directed or moved toward conflicting interests, states, or objects <divided loyalties>

3

: separated by distance <familiar objects from which she had never dreamed of being divided — James Joyce>

— di·vid·ed·ly \də-ˈvī-dəd-lē\ adverb

— di·vid·ed·ness \-nəs\ noun

Examples of DIVIDED

1. Experts are sharply divided on the issue.
2. The issue has created a deeply divided nation.
3. She feels like she only gets her mother's divided attention.

First Known Use of DIVIDED

14th century

Related to DIVIDED

Synonyms: disunited, split, at loggerheads, at odds

Antonyms: unanimous, undivided, united

Related Words: balkanized, fractionalized, fractionated; cohesionless, factious

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Rhymes with DIVIDED

lopsided, misguided, one-sided, slab-sided, two-sided