- (postpositive)
in or into parts or pieces; apart: to tear asunder
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a•sun•der /əˈsʌndɚ/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- into separate parts;
in or into pieces;
apart:The curtains were torn asunder.
a•sun•der
(ə sun′dər),USA pronunciation adv., adj.
- into separate parts;
in or into pieces:Lightning split the old oak tree asunder. - apart or widely separated:as wide asunder as the polar regions.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English on sundrum apart. See a-1, sundry
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