What does being torn mean?
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- What does being torn mean?
- Is torn between meaning?
- How do you use the word torn?
- Is torn an emotion?
- What does sacking someone mean?
- What is the past tense of Torn?
- Has torn or had torn?
- What is a word for being torn between two things?
- Is ripped my heart out literally or figuratively?
- Why is it called sacking?
What does being torn mean?
If you are torn between two or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled. Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics. Synonyms: undecided, divided, uncertain, split More Synonyms of torn.
Is torn between meaning?
Be distracted by two conflicting choices, be in a dilemma, as in I'm torn between going to the mountains or going to the seashore; each appeals to me.
How do you use the word torn?
Torn sentence example
- Your dress is torn and you're bleeding. ...
- You were lucky and there was no torn tissue or fractures. ...
- They have torn my body. ...
- They looked as if they'd been torn apart by some monster she couldn't imagine. ...
- He clenched his jaw, torn between his heart and his duty.
Is torn an emotion?
It's also possible to be emotionally torn, or conflicted between two choices, options, or people: "I'm torn between going to the party or staying home and reading my library book." Either way, torn things are difficult (and sometimes impossible) to repair.
What does sacking someone mean?
informal. : to dismiss (someone) suddenly from a job : to fire (someone) The company gave him the sack for improper conduct.
What is the past tense of Torn?
tore tear Definitions and Synonyms
| present tense | |
|---|---|
| he/she/it | tears |
| present participle | tearing |
| past tense | tore |
| past participle | torn |
Has torn or had torn?
Torn is the past participle of the word, tear which means to cause something usually paper or fabric to rapidly become two parts. "The Suit remained torn since no one would fix it." 'Tore' is the past tense of tear, meaning to rip something. “I had to get a new piece of paper because I accidentally tore the other one.”
What is a word for being torn between two things?
adj. 1 cut, lacerated, ragged, rent, ripped, slit, split. 2 divided, in two minds (informal) irresolute, split, uncertain, undecided, unsure, vacillating, wavering.
Is ripped my heart out literally or figuratively?
torn Add to list Share. Torn things have been pulled apart or ripped. Things can be literally torn, like a torn piece of paper, or figuratively torn — like your torn heart when you have to take sides in a family feud.
Why is it called sacking?
There's no definitive explanation, but the leading suggestion is that tradesman, historically, brought their own tools to jobs. When their services were no longer needed, the employer, so it goes, presented the worker with a bag to carry away his tools in—they got the sack.
