divide
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- noun
- /dɪˈvaɪd/
- And is there some growing divide between Christians and Jews?
- digital divide
- bridge the divide
- racial divide
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Watch on YouTubeHow explicitly do you see this divide being reflected in the outcome?
- How explicitly do you see this divide being reflected in the outcome?
- There's this complete divide between carbs and fat.
- Like there, there's a huge divide here that is not good.
- So that is the big divide at this moment.
- The poor are, the divide is even larger.
- So it's a, there is a big divide between the people and the government.
- How can we close the spiraling divides between the rich and the poor?
- The insurmountable worldview divide between the Boomers and the Zoomers.
- There are many martial arts and there is a rough divide between the two.
- So this starts to create this divide between the haves and the have nots.
- And I think that far too long, we build this divide between police and communities.
- And, and it is the divide is spiritual.
Examples
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The people are concerned over the continued rise in violence and about the remaining deep divides in their society.
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But there is still a big divide between rich countries and poor countries.
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So it's a, there is a big divide between the people and the government.
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It's so easy to forget how great the economic divide is these days.
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We know the gender divide exists between women and men.
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And during this time there was a very big racial divide.
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There's a large and growing class divide in family life.
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Across the Middle East, the Sunni-Shiite divide is of growing importance.
Academic text (2008) -
According to Yancey (2003), a significant racial divide still exists between Blacks and Whites.
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There is a significant divide between urban and rural communities in terms of access to healthcare.
Synonyms
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A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas
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2.9
A serious fight between groups to gain control
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2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
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A situation when people do not have the same opinion
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A disagreement between people or groups
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A strong disagreement that separates people in a group
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A short conflict between people or groups
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A division in a group that makes two opposing parts
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Serious disagreement and fighting among people
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A serious break between people or groups that causes conflict
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Strong disagreement between people or groups
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A strong disagreement between people or groups
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A serious split in a group when people have different beliefs or opinions
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A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
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Tension between people or groups that causes disagreement
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When a group or society breaks into smaller parts and loses shared values
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A situation when people or groups do not agree
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Small groups inside a larger group compete and disagree, causing conflict
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A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
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A situation when people or groups are not united
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A line of high land on a continent that separates rivers flowing to different oceans
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A high mountain line that divides rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing to the Atlantic and Arctic oceans
A high mountain line that separates rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing to the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Divide comes from an old Latin verb dividere that meant 'to force apart', with the part di- meaning 'apart'. So a social or political divide is like a strong line or wall that separates people and their views.