torn

1. 1.

   having edges that are jagged from injury

   Synonymslaceratelaceratedmangled

   Similarinjured
2. 2.

   disrupted by the pull of contrary forces

   “torn between love and hate”

   “torn by conflicting loyalties”

   “torn by religious dissensions”

   Similardivided

Other forms of torn

comparative

torner·

superlative

tornest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about torn

What does torn mean?

torn means "having edges that are jagged from injury". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in torn?

torn has 1 syllable: torn. In IPA it is /ˈtɔɹn/.

What is another word for torn?

Close synonyms include lacerate, lacerated, mangled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is torn a common word?

torn is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.