split

having been divided; having the unity destroyed

“{'source': 'Samuel Lubell', 'text': 'Congress … gave the impression of … a confusing sum of disconnected local forces'}”

“{'source': 'E.B.White', 'text': 'a league of disunited nations'}”

“a fragmented coalition”

“a split group”

(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

“we bought split logs for the fireplace”

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

a bottle containing half the usual amount

a promised or claimed share of loot or money

“he demanded his split before they disbanded”

a lengthwise crack in wood

“he inserted the wedge into a split in the log”

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

“there was a rip in his pants”

“she had snags in her stockings”

a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

separate into parts or portions

“divide the cake into three equal parts”

“The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I”

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

“cleave the bone”

“The girls split the wooden sticks”

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

“The business partners broke over a tax question”

“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”

“My friend and I split up”

go one's own way; move apart

“The friends separated after the party”

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

“The bubble burst”

“The wooden sticks split”