torn

See also: Torn, tørn, and Törn

English

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torn

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tôn, IPA^(key): /tɔːn/

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• (General American) enPR: tôrn, IPA^(key): /tɔɹn/

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• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: tōrn, IPA^(key): /to(ː)ɹn/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /toən/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n
• Homophone: tawn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)

Verb

torn

1. past participle of tear

Usage notes

• The past participle of tear (produce liquid from the eyes), is teared.

Adjective

torn (comparative more torn, superlative most torn)

1. Unable to decide between multiple options.

   I'm torn between pizza and hamburgers.

2. (botany) Having marginal incisions that are deep and irregular.

Derived terms

• torn write

Translations

unable to decide

Dutch: verscheurd (nl) Finnish: kahden vaiheilla (two options; otherwise just translate as "one cannot decide between ...") French: tiraillé (fr) German: hin- und hergerissen (de) Polish: rozdarty (pl) Swedish: kluven (sv)

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Woiwurrung: (please verify) toorrm-toorrm-mi

Anagrams

• -tron, ront, tron