"fragmented" in the verb sense
1. break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
break or cause to break into pieces
"The plate fragmented"
"fragmented" in the adjective sense
1. disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split
having been divided having the unity destroyed
"Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell
"a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White
"a fragmented coalition"
"a split group"
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