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torn

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torn  (tôrn, trn)
v.
Past participle of tear1.
torn [tɔːn]
vb
1. the past participle of tear [2]
that's torn it Brit slang an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans
adj
1. split or cut
2. divided or undecided, as in preference he was torn between staying and leaving
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.torntorn - having edges that are jagged from injury
mangled, lacerate, lacerated
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
2.torntorn - disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"
divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
torn
adjective
1. cut, split, rent, ripped, ragged, slit, lacerated a torn photograph
2. undecided, divided, uncertain, split, unsure, wavering, vacillating, in two minds (informal), irresolute I know the administration was very torn on this subject.
Translations
torn [ˈtɔːrn]
pp of tear
adj (= unable to choose) → partagé(e)
torn between → déchiré(e) entre
torn tear


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Each of the explosions from below had thrown out from the well-hole, as if it had been the mouth of a cannon, a mass of fine sand mixed with blood, and a horrible repulsive slime in which were great red masses of rent and torn flesh and fat.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
There were dreadful lacerations; the skin was torn in strips and shreds.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
A small box, with a sealed paper torn off from it (the paper containing an inscription) was found open, and empty, on a table in the room.
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