You see, asunder comes from the verb sunder, which means "to break apart" or "to become parted, disunited, or severed." Both words come from the Old English word sundor, meaning …

The form that was doomed to be so frightfully mangled, was the sight; the immortal creature that was to be so butchered and torn asunder, yielded the sensation.

Asunder definition: into separate parts; in or into pieces.. See examples of ASUNDER used in a sentence.

1. Into separate parts or pieces: broken asunder. 2. Apart from each other either in position or in direction: The curtains had been drawn asunder.

asunder, adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 a•sun•der (ə sun′ dər), adv., adj. into separate parts; in or into pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree …

The government was torn asunder [=deeply divided] by scandal.

Aug 2, 2025 · asunder (comparative more asunder, superlative most asunder) On both of those occasions, he came back to the fire with the inexplicable air upon him which I had remarked, …

If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.

Definition of asunder adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.