fragmentation
noun
frag·men·ta·tion ˌfrag-mən-ˈtā-shən 
-ˌmen-
1
: the act or process of fragmenting or making fragmentary
2
: the state of being fragmented or fragmentary
fragmentate
ˈfrag-mən-ˌtāt
verb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Some analogy might be found in the world of privacy legislation, where heavy fragmentation has Big Tech begging for a federal approach. 
David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 That created a new problem that would dog Android for years: fragmentation. PCMAG, 27 July 2022 In 2016, Trump won 46% of the general election vote, yet easily captured the nomination due to the fragmentation caused by a large field of candidates. Scott Jennings, CNN, 26 July 2022 Even athletes who view the sport at its most granular level cautioned that identifying clear factors for the U.S. women’s rise was difficult, if not impossible, because of the sport’s fragmentation. Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Addressing fragmentation in the women’s health and breast care market. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 June 2022 Eurozone hawks correctly see the fight against fragmentation as the stealth mutualization of different nations’ debts. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 15 June 2022 This aerial crossing – the first of its kind in Malaysia – is part of a global trend of conservationists using bridges, tunnels, and other passageways to address habitat fragmentation caused by human development. Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2022 Additionally, researchers hypothesize that fragmentation of forests is also to blame, as humans build homes or malls beside smaller chunks of trees that host higher densities of ticks. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022 See More
David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 That created a new problem that would dog Android for years: fragmentation. PCMAG, 27 July 2022 In 2016, Trump won 46% of the general election vote, yet easily captured the nomination due to the fragmentation caused by a large field of candidates. Scott Jennings, CNN, 26 July 2022 Even athletes who view the sport at its most granular level cautioned that identifying clear factors for the U.S. women’s rise was difficult, if not impossible, because of the sport’s fragmentation. Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 Addressing fragmentation in the women’s health and breast care market. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 June 2022 Eurozone hawks correctly see the fight against fragmentation as the stealth mutualization of different nations’ debts. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 15 June 2022 This aerial crossing – the first of its kind in Malaysia – is part of a global trend of conservationists using bridges, tunnels, and other passageways to address habitat fragmentation caused by human development. Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2022 Additionally, researchers hypothesize that fragmentation of forests is also to blame, as humans build homes or malls beside smaller chunks of trees that host higher densities of ticks. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
fragment entry 2 + -ation, probably after French fragmentation
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing fragmentation
fragmentating
verb
as in fractionalizing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fractionalizing
- fragmentizing
- partitioning
- fragmenting
- dissecting
- pulling
- dichotomizing
- cutting off
- fractionating
- bifurcating
- breaking down
- halving
- cleaving
- trisecting
- subdividing
- bisecting
- segmenting
- tearing
- quartering
- ripping
- fracturing
- rending
- disintegrating
- rupturing
- decomposing
- rifting
- dissolving
- disassembling
- riving
- insulating
- isolating
- dissevering
- splitting
- segregating
- dividing
- breaking up
- breaking
- unyoking
- decoupling
- disconnecting
- disjoining
- resolving
- ramifying
- separating
- sequestering
- disuniting
- disjointing
- disassociating
- divorcing
- parting
- dissociating
- uncoupling
- secluding
- sundering
- severing
- unraveling
- detaching
- unlinking
- disengaging
- disentangling
- untying
- untieing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- joining
- mixing
- combining
- linking
- connecting
- blending
- coupling
- assembling
- uniting
- unifying
- binding
- associating
- attaching
- mingling
- closing
- sticking
- accumulating
- welding
- knitting
- fusing
- cementing
- fastening
- agglutinating
- the other/opposite/flip side of the coin
- the others
- the Our Father
- the outback
- the outdoors
- the outside
- the outside world
- the Oval Office
- the overall scheme of things
- the ozarks
- the Pacific Northwest
- the Pacific Rim
- the Palace
- the palouse
- the pampas
- the pants off
- the papacy
- the paranormal
- the Passion
- the past
- the past perfect
- the patience of a saint
- the Peace Corps
- the Pearly Gates
- the peasantry