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Tearing

[ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ]

To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

📖 Definitions of "Tearing"

verb

1
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
"He tore his coat on the nail."
2
To injure as if by pulling apart.
"He has a torn ligament."
3
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
"He was torn by conflicting emotions."
4
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
"A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite."

verb

noun

1
The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
2
Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

adjective

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vehement	Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
intense	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
fierce	Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
violentverb	Involving physical conflict.
lacrimationnoun	(medicine or literary) The shedding or flow of tears; crying.
lachrymationnoun	Alternative form of lacrimation. [(medicine or literary) The shedding or flow of tears; crying.]
wateringnoun	An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
vehement	Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
intense	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
fierce	Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
violentverb	(transitive, archaic) To urge with violence.
lacrimationnoun	(medicine or literary) The shedding or flow of tears; crying.
lachrymationnoun	Alternative form of lacrimation. [(medicine or literary) The shedding or flow of tears; crying.]
wateringnoun	An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
breakingnoun	The act by which something is broken.
flowingnoun	Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
rippingnoun	The action of one who rips (in any sense).
bootingnoun	(computing) The act by which a computer is booted.
destroyingverb	(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
restartingverb	(ambitransitive) To start again.
shreddingnoun	The act of cutting or tearing into shreds.
slashingnoun	The action of something that slashes.
laceratingverb	(transitive) To tear, rip or wound.
splittingnoun	An instance where something splits.
rendingnoun	The act by which something is rent, or torn.
fissuringnoun	The formation of a fissure.
wrenchingnoun	The act by which something is wrenched.