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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Alicia Keys:

   Help bring justice reform to a vote so we can keep families together and reunite those that have been torn apart by excessive incarceration instead of just getting the help they needed, i recently saw a pictures of you working out and I was like, hmm, I never saw the speaker of the House working out -- he must be cool.

2. President Barack Obama:

   When I hear political leaders suggesting that there would be a religious test for which a person who is fleeing from a war-torn country is admitted, when some of those folks themselves come from families who benefited from protection when they were fleeing political persecution, that's shameful, that's not American, that's not who we are. We don't have religious tests (for) our compassion.

3. Kuduni Sherpa:

   I looked around and saw the tents all torn and crushed. Many people were injured, i had lived but lost many of my friends.

4. Soren Kierkegaard:

   A poet is an unhappy being whose heart it torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music... and then people crowd about the poet and say to him: "Sing for us soon again;" that is as much as to say. "May new sufferings torment your soul."

5. Katrina Fernandez:

   It's a real bad shame that I feel more safe with my son overseas deployed in a war-torn country than I do on American soil as a black civilian in civilian clothes.

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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