divided

English

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Etymology 1

From divide.

Verb

divided

1. simple past and past participle of divide

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

divided (comparative more divided, superlative most divided)

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

   divided opinions

3. disunited

   divided nation

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

Antonyms

• undivided
• combined
• unified

Derived terms

• a house divided against itself cannot stand
• divided highway
• dividedly
• dividedness
• divided skirt
• house divided
• individed
• nondivided
• semidivided

Translations

separated or split into pieces

Bulgarian: разделен (bg) (razdelen) Esperanto: dividita Finnish: jaettu (fi) German: geteilt (de) Greek: Ancient: σχιστός (skhistós) Japanese: 分かれた (ja) (wakareta), 分裂した (ja) (bunretsu shita) Latin: dīvīsus Swedish: delad (sv), uppdelad (sv)

having conflicting interests or emotions

Bulgarian: раздвоен (bg) (razdvoen) Swedish: oeniga (sv)

disunited

Bulgarian: разединен (bg) (razedinen) Finnish: jakaantunut (fi), hajanainen (fi)

separated into lanes, that move in opposite directions, by a median

Anagrams

• viddied