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fragmentation

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/fræɡmənˈteɪʃən/ · frag-men-ta-tion

The process of breaking or being broken into smaller parts.

Meanings

nounformal

The process of breaking or being broken into smaller parts.

چھوٹے حصوں میں ٹوٹنے یا ہونے کے عمل

ٹکڑا ٹکڑا ہونا

Tukda Tukda Hona

Formal: تنزلی

Synonyms

disintegrationsplinteringbreakupتنزلباہم ٹوٹ پھوٹبکھراؤ

Antonyms

integrationunificationconsolidationیکجہتیاجتماعمربوط ہونا

Common Collocations

  • fragmentation of society
  • data fragmentation
  • fragmentation of thoughts

Example Sentences

The fragmentation of the political landscape led to ineffective governance.

سیاسی منظرنامے کا ٹکڑا ٹکڑا ہونا غیر مؤثر حکمرانی کا سبب بنا۔

Siyasi manzarnamay ka tukda tukda hona ghair mo'asar hakoomat ka sabab bana.

Data fragmentation can cause difficulties in database management.

ڈیٹا کا ٹکڑا ٹکڑا ہونا ڈیٹا بیس کے انتظام میں مشکلات پیدا کر سکتا ہے۔

Data ka tukda tukda hona database ke intezam mein mushkilat paida kar sakta hai.

The fragmentation of ideas often leads to confusion.

خیالات کا ٹکڑا ٹکڑا ہونا اکثر الجھن کا باعث بنتا ہے۔

Khayalat ka tukda tukda hona aksar uljhan ka باعث banta hai.

Easily Confused With

fragment:While 'fragment' refers to a single broken piece, 'fragmentation' refers to the process of breaking into multiple pieces.

Word Family

fragment
nounٹکڑا
fragmentary
adjectiveجزوی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a glass being shattered, breaking into many fragments.

Visualize a broken mirror scattered on the floor.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

بکھرتے ہیں خیال اور بھی یہ کیا ہے کتنے ٹکڑے چنگاریوں کے سمیٹے ہیں

Bikharte hain khayal aur bhi yeh kya hai Kitne tukde changariyon ke samete hain

Thoughts scatter even more, what is this? How many pieces of sparks we gather.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

اتنے ٹکڑے نہ کر کہ سمیٹنا مشکل ہو جائے

Itne tukde na kar keh sametna mushkil ho jaye

Don't break it into so many pieces that gathering them becomes difficult.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "fragmentatio" — the act of breaking into pieces

First known use: 19th century

The word 'fragmentation' derives from the Latin 'fragmentatio', which refers to the action or process of breaking into fragments. Over time, it has been adopted into English to describe the disintegration or splits in various contexts.