Definitions for torn
tɔrn, toʊrntorn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lacerate, lacerated, mangled, tornadjective

   having edges that are jagged from injury

2. tornadjective

   disrupted by the pull of contrary forces

   "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tornverb

   (rip, rend, speed).

2. Etymology: From. Cognate with Old Saxon torn (Dutch toorn), Old High German zorn (German Zorn).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torn

   part. pass. of tear.

   Ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts. Exod. xxii.

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1. Torn

   Torn is a song by American singer Ava Max. It was released on August 19, 2019. Max teased the song as the next single from her upcoming debut studio album, as a follow-up to her single "So Am I". The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, was released on August 27, 2019.

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1. torn

   Torn generally refers to something that is ripped or damaged by being pulled apart or into pieces. It can also refer to someone being in a state of uncertainty, indecisiveness, or conflict between two or more choices, options, or desires.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torn

   of Tear

2. Torn

   p. p. of Tear

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1. Torn

   "Torn" is a song, originally by alternative rock band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap. It was their second single from that album, after "Glow". "Torn" was written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley during a demo session in 1993 before Ednaswap was formed. The lyrics were written by Preven. Thornalley and Cutler produced the session. Covered several times, the most widely known version of the song was recorded by Australian pop singer, Natalie Imbruglia, in 1997. Imbruglia's version peaked at number one on singles charts in Belgium, Denmark, Canada, Spain and Sweden; and on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 component charts. It reached number two on Imbruglia's home country's ARIA Singles Chart as well as in Italy, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torn

   tōrn, pa.p. of tear: (B.) stolen.—adj. Torn′-down, rebellious, ungovernable.

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1. TORN

   What does TORN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TORN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. TORN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Torn is ranked #89403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Torn surname appeared 207 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Torn.
   
   83.5% or 173 total occurrences were White.
   14.4% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for torn »

1. tron

How to pronounce torn?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say torn in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of torn in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of torn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of torn in a Sentence

1. Tawfik Shamaa:

   Between 30 to 60 people are dying each day since the bombings started, there is only talk of extremism and Islamic State, but not the women and children who are killed, the bodies torn apart, the stomachs blown open, which is what doctors are dealing with each day.

2. Primo Levi:

   For me chemistry represented an indefinite cloud of future potentialities which enveloped my life to come in black volutes torn by fiery flashes, like those which had hidden Mount Sinai. Like Moses, from that cloud I expected my law, the principle of order in me, around me, and in the world. I would watch the buds swell in spring, the mica glint in the granite, my own hands, and I would say to myself: I will understand this, too, I will understand everything.

3. Cori Bush:

   Family separation is rooted in our nation's history, let's be clear, harkening back to Black children being torn from their mothers' arms at slave auction blocks.

4. Wallace Stevens:

   Democritus plucked his eye out because he could not look at a woman without thinking of her as a woman. If he had read a few of our novels, he would have torn himself to pieces.

5. Liz Salmi:

   The hardest part is the health care proxy, when you're young, you don't think about these things. But families can be torn apart by what happens.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=torn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Torn
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=torn
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torn
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=torn
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=torn
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html