riven
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˈrɪvən/
:
dividido
- It's not the first time the country has been riven by political debates over what to do.
Ever since claiming Macedon's throne centuries earlier, the Argiad dynasty was riven by internal descent and civil wars.
- Ever since claiming Macedon's throne centuries earlier, the Argiad dynasty was riven by internal descent and civil wars.
- So I think these these forces to try to move us forward and not be so riven by race, immigration, gender, sexual orientation in the future.
Examples
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In addition to being corrupt, the new government failed to fulfill its promise to form a politically inclusive administration to govern an increasingly ethnically riven country.
Academic text (2010) -
This in a country that was riven by political rivalries, tribalism and civil war for two decades.
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The class-riven conditions in the army reflected everyday life in England, making the propagandists' strategy all the easier.
Academic text (2000) -
After the great Persian Byzantine war, both empires were very weak and riven by court intrigue.
Blog text (6) -
Ever since claiming Macedon's throne centuries earlier, the Argiad dynasty was riven by internal descent and civil wars.
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The community was riven by disagreements over the new development project, causing tensions to rise.
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The once-united team is now riven by personal conflicts and differing opinions on the strategy.
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After the scandal, the organization was riven with distrust and internal strife among its members.
Synonyms
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4.2
Divided into opposing parts within a group
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4.4
Not whole because it is broken into separate parts
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6.0
Not joined or working together as a group
Split into groups that do not agree
Antonyms
How Divided
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riven comes from the old verb rive, which meant 'to split' or 'to tear'. Think of a rift as a deep split—that's why something called riven is torn apart or deeply divided, often by force or conflict.