torn

[ tawrn, tohrn ]

verb

1. past participle of tear ².

torn

/ tɔːn /

verb

1. the past participle of tear 1
2. that's torn it 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 Words From

• un·torn adjective

Example Sentences

The whole thing was so exhausting to Thune that he seemed genuinely torn about running for reelection in 2022.

From Slate

Returning from a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury is Leia Edwards.

From Los Angeles Times

The Dolphins had lost six of their last seven games, their quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was under scrutiny for multiple concussions, and speedy receiver Tyreek Hill was playing with a torn wrist.

From Los Angeles Times

I tell her about being torn between living in the way I want the world to work, and the way the world is.

From Salon

Shohei Ohtani’s chances of being in the Dodgers’ opening-day rotation narrowed because of the surgery on his torn labrum.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• broken
• cracked
• damaged
• divided
• mangled
• ripped
• ruptured
• severed