torn
Pronunciation:
/tɔːn//tɔɹn/verb
Definitions
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
Example: He tore his coat on the nail.
To injure as if by pulling apart.
Example: He has a torn ligament.
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
Example: He was torn by conflicting emotions.
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
Example: A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.