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Torn

/tɔːn/

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 "Torn"

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."

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
mangled	mutilated, twisted, or disfigured.
rentnoun	A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
blasted	(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
lacerateverb	(transitive) To tear, rip or wound.
ripped	(bodybuilding) Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles or of men who have them.
divided	separated or split into pieces
injured	Suffering from an injury
lacerated	Having lacerations, literally or figuratively.
damaged	That has suffered damage.

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

Word	Definition
blasted	(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
damaged	That has suffered damage.
divided	separated or split into pieces
injured	Suffering from an injury
lacerateverb	(transitive) To tear, rip or wound.
lacerated	Having lacerations, literally or figuratively.
mangled	mutilated, twisted, or disfigured.
rentverb	(transitive) To take a lease of premises in exchange for rent.
ripped	(bodybuilding) Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles or of men who have them.
afflicted	Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
battered	Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
bedevilledverb	—
besetverb	(transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
blighted	Having suffered a blight.
brokennoun	Fragmented; in separate pieces.
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
buzzed	(slang) Slightly intoxicated.
caught	(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.
clobbered	(US, slang) Drunk.
defectivenoun	Having one or more defects.