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fractured
This term carries a clinical or technical weight, evoking the image of a clean but jagged break. It differs from shattered, which implies a total collapse into tiny shards, and cracked, which suggests a surface-level split without a complete break in structural integrity.
When applied to social or political groups, it describes a state of deep division and instability. It suggests a unity that has been snapped, leaving behind disconnected factions that can no longer function as a cohesive whole.
Meanings
Examples
The X-ray clearly shows a fractured radius in the left arm.
Their once close friendship became fractured after the argument.
The impact was so severe that it fractured the windshield.
He stared at the fractured mirror and saw a distorted version of himself.
The political party fractured into several smaller factions.
Is your rib still fractured or has it healed completely?
The ice on the lake fractured under the weight of the vehicle.