Meaning & use
fragmentation
The process of breaking something into small, disconnected pieces or parts.
See it in a sentence
Years of political fragmentation left the country with dozens of small, competing parties.
Disk fragmentation can slow a computer down until the files are reorganized.
A note on using this word
Used literally for physical breakage and figuratively for social, political, or organizational splintering.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
unificationconsolidation
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