Sunder
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌndər/
Sunder (verb)
- To split or break something into parts, often forcefully.
- To cause people or groups to become emotionally or socially distant.
Examples
- The earthquake sundered the bridge into two pieces.
- The storm sundered the tree from its roots.
Common collocations: sunder the bond, sunder in two, sunder ties, emotionally sundered