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

They had put more on the shoulders of their rookie running back after losing veteran Najee Harris to a torn Achilles tendon in the second quarter of a Week 3 victory over Denver.

From Los Angeles Times

When the book begins, these plans have been torn asunder: Marc, as it transpires, has been killed in a rebel attack on a refugee camp in Libya.

From Los Angeles Times

Sharone Lifschitz, whose parents were taken hostage from their home in the attacks, told the crowd it was almost two years "since our lives were torn apart".

From BBC

Some of these healthy trees on recently sold properties have been torn down to make way for construction projects, raising concerns among longtime residents about the intentions of some new homeowners and developers.

From Los Angeles Times

That framework gives “Plainclothes” the feeling of an emotional chase film where pursuer and pursued are the same, stuck in a loop of possibility, torn about what being caught really means.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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