adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of tear form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Unable to decide between multiple options.

   "I'm torn between pizza and hamburgers."

2. 2
   Having marginal incisions that are deep and irregular.

Adjective

1. 1
   having edges that are jagged from injury wordnet
2. 2
   disrupted by the pull of contrary forces wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dividedlaceratedaffectedaggravatedagonizedalienated

Example

More examples

"Your shirt is torn. You better put on another shirt."

Related phrases

torn write

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