Splitting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splitting is a noun meaning An instance where something splits.
Meaning
An instance where something splits.
More Meanings
- (psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
- (chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond.
- Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
- Very rapid.
- Severely painful.
- present participle and gerund of split
Example Sentences
I have a splitting headache.
They moved at a splitting pace.
In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process that psychotherapists refer to as ‘splitting’.
Word Forms
- splittings
Synonyms for splitting
Depending on context, synonyms include cacophonous, ripping, rending.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ripping, rending, cacophonous, scission, fragmentation, cleavage.
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