divided over
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5.4
- idiom
:
dividido sobre
- Initially, the Reagan administration was divided over the issue of whether the opposition should participate or not.
- divided over the issue
- remain divided over
- become divided over
Examples
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Cubans themselves were divided over the issue.
Academic text (1999) -
UNCED negotiators were divided over how often and in what form these reports ought to be submitted.
Academic text (1992) -
The school board was divided over support for the new reform.
Academic text (2003) -
However, there has long been speculation that the royal family is divided over the nuclear issue.
Academic text (2013) -
The community was divided over what road to take in their quest to improve their situation.
Academic text (1999) -
The 2012 election makes clear that Americans are divided over fundamental questions.
Blog text (29) -
Most Colombians long for peace but are divided over how to pursue it.
Academic text (1999) -
For the past five years, Brazil's political elite has been divided over the appropriate system of government for the country.
Academic text (1991) -
In these headlines, the media exemplify how society is divided over the regulation of marriage.
Academic text (2011) -
Many Americans rallied around the new policy, but they were divided over its potential impact on healthcare.
Synonyms
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4.4
Not sure because you have two opposite feelings
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7.1
Feeling both good and bad about something and not sure what to do
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4.2
Feeling pulled between two choices or loyalties
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4.2
Having ideas, facts, or feelings that do not agree with each other
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6.7
Feeling unsure about which choice to make
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7.7
Not in agreement with other people, facts, or ideas
Split into groups that do not agree
Having two groups with opposite views
Antonyms
How Divided
Surface Forms
Morphology
divided + over
The meaning 'having differing or opposing opinions' is directly compositional from 'divided' (split into factions, lacking agreement) plus 'over' (concerning/regarding), so a learner who knows both words can infer the sense. This is a common, regular prepositional pattern found in many languages and does not require idiomatic knowledge, making it accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Divided over paints a picture of people split into two groups standing on opposite sides of an issue, like a cake cut in half with each side wanting a different piece. The word divided shows the split and over shows it is about that issue, so the phrase means 'not agree about something'.