torn

[tawrn, tohrn]

verb

1. past participle of tear.

torn

/ tɔːn /

verb

1. the past participle of tear 1

2. slang,  an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans

adjective

1. split or cut

2. divided or undecided, as in preference

   he was torn between staying and leaving

Other Word Forms

• untorn adjective

Example Sentences

Kiarostami sets up a scene in which a young schoolboy returns his peer’s notebook, now torn.

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Investors, analysts, and even Fed officials themselves appear increasingly torn.

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Investors, analysts, and even Fed officials themselves appear increasingly torn.

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The structure across the freeway from South Coast Plaza on Bear Street will be torn down to make way for the new housing.

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She obtained landmark status in 1996 and donated an easement to the Los Angeles Conservancy, ensuring that it can’t be remodeled or torn down.

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Related Words

• broken 
• cracked 
• damaged www.thesaurus.com
• divided 
• mangled www.thesaurus.com
• ripped 
• ruptured www.thesaurus.com
• severed