adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of divide form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   separated or split into pieces
2. 2
   having conflicting opinions, interests or emotions

   "divided opinions"

3. 3
   disunited

   "divided nation"

4. 4
   (of a road) separated into lanes, that move in opposite directions, by a median US

Adjective

1. 1
   distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose wordnet
2. 2
   having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions wordnet
3. 3
   separated into parts or pieces wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bifurcatedcleftdichotomousdisjointeddisjuncttorn

Antonyms

All antonyms

combinedcompartmentlessundividedunified

Example

More examples

"The world is divided into people who get things done, and people who get the credit."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From divide.

Etymology 2

From Middle English divided, devided, devidid, past participle of Middle English dividen (“to divide”), equivalent to divide + -ed.

Related phrases

a house divided against itself cannot standdivided highwaydivided skirthouse divided

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