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- Dictionarytorn/tɔːn/
verb
- 1. past participle of tear
adjective
- 1. split by being pulled or pierced with a sharp implement: "he's wearing a torn jacket"
- 2. feeling that one is in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties: "he must have been very torn about what he should do"
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adjective. uk / tɔːn / us / tɔːrn / C2. finding it difficult to choose between two possibilities: I was torn. Part of me wanted to leave, and part wanted to stay. She was torn between staying and going. See also. war-torn. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If you are torn between two or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled. Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics. [ + between ]
2 days ago · The meaning of TORN is past participle of tear. … See the full definition. Games & Quizzes; Games & Quizzes; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Word Finder ... More from Merriam-Webster on torn. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for torn. Nglish: Translation of torn for Spanish Speakers.
1. to pull apart or in pieces by force; rend. 2. to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear a book from someone's hands. 3. to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war. 4. to produce by rending: to tear a hole in one's coat.
Torn things have been pulled apart or ripped. Things can be literally torn, like a torn piece of paper, or figuratively torn — like your torn heart when you have to take sides in a family feud. You can serve a salad full of torn lettuce leaves, or mend a stuffed animal with a torn ear.
an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. adjective. split or cut. divided or undecided, as in preference.
Definition of torn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to divide or disrupt: [~ + object* usually: be + torn] The country was torn by civil war. to produce (a hole or rip) by pulling apart: [ ~ + object ] to tear a hole in one's coat. to remove by force or effort: [ ~ + object + away ] It was such an exciting lecture, I couldn't tear myself away.
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(US English, informal)a brief spell of erratic or unrestrained behaviour; a binge or spree one of my drinking buddies came for the weekend and we went on a tear a spell of great success or excellence in performance he went on a tear, winning three out of every four hands. phrases.
