- 1(of a group of people) divided because of disagreements, especially in a violent way a party riven by internal disputes
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- 2(of an object) divided into two or more pieces The wood was riven with deep cracks.
riven
adjectiveNAmE//ˈrɪvn//
[not before noun] riven (by/with something) (formal)Check pronunciation: riven