divide bitterly

Frequency: 5.73.9 per million words

to cause a group to be split by strong, angry disagreement

bitterlyADVERB + VERB

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divide

Examples (10)

  • The issue of the new dam has bitterly divided the local community.
  • The country was bitterly divided by the civil war.
  • His controversial policies threatened to divide the party bitterly.
  • The family was bitterly divided over the inheritance.
  • Public opinion remains bitterly divided on the subject of capital punishment.
  • The board of directors was bitterly divided about the merger.
  • It was a debate that bitterly divided friends and neighbors.
  • The referendum on independence bitterly divided the nation.
  • Such ethical questions can divide even the closest of colleagues bitterly.
  • The scandal left the cabinet bitterly divided, with several ministers resigning.