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Fragmented vs Fractured - What's the difference?

fragmented | fractured |

As verbs the difference between fragmented and fractured

is that fragmented is past tense of fragment while fractured is past tense of fracture.

As adjectives the difference between fragmented and fractured

is that fragmented is broken into fragments while fractured is broken into sharp pieces.

fragmented

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fragment)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • broken into fragments
  • composed of fragments

    • Anagrams

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    fractured

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Broken into sharp pieces.
  • Split into groups which disagree.
    • Her fractured family could never agree on anything.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fracture)