What does torn mean?

Definitions for torn
tɔrn, toʊrntorn

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. tornverb

    (rip, rend, speed).

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Torn

    part. pass. of tear.

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

Wikipedia

  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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Torn

    of Tear

  2. Torn

    p. p. of Tear

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  1. Torn

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

Suggested Resources

  1. TORN

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

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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.

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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. Ryan Gosling:

    Houses are burning and things are being torn down.

  2. Paul Dergarabedian:

    The ebb and flow of the popularity of streaming is mainly determined by the ups and downs of the pandemic, that has created not only a conundrum for studios, but also for consumers who are torn between their desire to see blockbuster films on the big screen at their local multiplex or from the comfort of the couch at home.

  3. Ronald Tate:

    My heart has been ripped out of my chest, and torn into a million pieces, gotta get down to MS where my daughter is. She's absolutely devastated. He was clearly her protector, and friend.

  4. Mohammed Abdel-Baki:

    The torn body parts are everywhere. Pools of blood mixed with water. The scene is horrifying.

  5. Rebel Wilson:

    I went from this girl who has just worked her absolute ass off to get where she was to just being torn down in a second, in a 24-hour period, it’s very, very stressful when you become in the center of a scandal. And it was so salacious. People were like, ‘She’s fabricating her own life to make it.’.

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