Meaning & use
asunder
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Into separate pieces or parts, especially by force.
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The old wooden chair was torn asunder when it fell from the truck.
A political scandal drove the party asunder overnight.
A note on using this word
Almost always used after a verb of breaking or separating, such as 'tear' or 'break'; it has a formal, literary tone rarely used in casual speech.
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apartin pieces
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