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fragmented story

[FRAG-men-tid STOR-ee]
nounpl: fragmented stories
história fragmentada
1. A narrative or account that is broken into disconnected pieces, presented out of chronological order, or missing key sections
The detective tried to piece together the fragmented story from the witness accounts.
O detetive tentou montar a história fragmentada a partir dos relatos das testemunhas.
2. A literary or cinematic work intentionally structured with non-linear or disjointed narrative elements
The novel presented a fragmented story that challenged readers to reconstruct the timeline.
O romance apresentava uma história fragmentada que desafiava os leitores a reconstruir a cronologia.
Synonyms
disjointed narrativebroken narrativenon-linear storyfragmented narrativescattered tale
Antonyms
linear storycoherent narrativecontinuous storycomplete narrative

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
história fragmentada
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
história em pedaços
More colloquial variant
São Paulo
história fragmentada / narrativa desconexa
Both formal and semi-formal usage
Portugal
história fragmentada / narrativa desconectada
Standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

piece together a story
connect the dots
fill in the blanks
a tale told in pieces
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