divided

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Etymology 1

From divide.

Verb

divided

1. simple past tense 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
3. disunited
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
• divided skirt
• house divided

 

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)

having conflicting interests or emotions

• Bulgarian: раздвоен (bg) (razdvoen)

disunited

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

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

Anagrams

• viddied