fragmentations
Breaking into pieces
Fragmentations is the plural of fragmentation—the process or result of breaking into pieces.
The word appears in technical and abstract contexts: bomb fragmentations caused widespread injuries, the fragmentations of memory that occur with aging, political fragmentations across the region.
Each fragmentation represents a distinct instance of something coming apart.
Mental separation from surroundings
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- splittingDividing into parts
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- identityWho someone is
scattered · disjointed · incoherence · disconnection · memory gaps · repression · defense mechanisms · coping
Splitting into parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- factionsDissenting internal groups
- schismsFormal organizational splits
splintering · balkanization · disunity · sectarianism · partisanship · segregation · atomization · isolation
Broken into fragments
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- piecesParts of something divided
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
debris · crumbling · disintegration · rubble · smithereens · chips · fractures · cracks
Division into hostile units
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
separatism · devolution · autonomy · sovereignty · independence · splinter groups · factions · coalitions
Small sealed container
- dataFacts for analysis
- segmentationDivision into sections
- chunkingDividing into manageable parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
blocks · sectors · clusters · buffering · streaming · compression · encoding · transmission
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
assemblage · mosaic · juxtaposition · bricolage · sampling · remixing · nonlinear · experimental
dissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- splittingDividing into parts
- traumaLasting psychological wound
identity · scattered · disjointed · incoherence · disconnection · memory gaps · repression · defense mechanisms · coping · integration
division
Splitting into parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- factionsDissenting internal groups
schisms · splintering · balkanization · disunity · sectarianism · partisanship · segregation · atomization · isolation · alienation
shattered
Broken into fragments
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- piecesParts of something divided
splinters · debris · crumbling · disintegration · rubble · smithereens · chips · fractures · cracks · splintering
balkanization
Division into hostile units
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
dissolution · separatism · devolution · autonomy · sovereignty · independence · splinter groups · factions · coalitions · redistricting
packet
Small sealed container
- dataFacts for analysis
- segmentationDivision into sections
- chunkingDividing into manageable parts
partitioning · blocks · sectors · clusters · buffering · streaming · compression · encoding · transmission · reassembly
collage
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
pastiche · assemblage · mosaic · juxtaposition · bricolage · sampling · remixing · nonlinear · experimental · postmodern
- splitssplits, divisions, separations, partings, breaks
fragmentationsunifications
Acts of merging separate entities
consolidations · integrations · unification · consolidation · integration
fragmentationscohesions
Acts of uniting firmly
solidifications · integrations · intactness · completeness · togetherness
fragmentationscontinuities
Uninterrupted sequences or states
connections · linkages · seamlessness · uninterruptedness · flows
- fragmentation grenadeExplosive that scatters shrapnel
- fragmentation bombExplosive designed to scatter shrapnel
- habitat fragmentationBreaking continuous environments into isolated patches