torn

1. 1
   verb

   Past participle of tear. Use this form after a helping word like have, has, or was.

   She has torn the page out of her notebook.

   His jacket was torn on a nail by the fence.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Not able to choose between two or more things you want.

   Like standing between two doors and not knowing which one to open.

   She was torn between staying home and going to the party.

   He felt torn about which job to take.

   Similarundecided, conflicted, divided, ambivalent

   Oppositedecided, certain, resolved

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having deep, uneven cuts along the edges, like the leaves of some plants.

   Like paper that has been ripped, leaving a rough, uneven edge.

   The plant had torn edges on nearly every leaf.

   Some ferns have leaves that look torn at the sides.

   Similarjagged, ragged

   Oppositesmooth

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