tear apart

tear a·part

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teer uh-pahrt]
- /tɪər əˈpɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teer uh-pahrt]
- /tɪər əˈpɑrt/

Definitions of tear apart words

transitivephrasal verb tear apart rip to pieces 1
transitivephrasal verb tear apart devastate emotionally 1
transitivephrasal verb tear apart give negative opinions of 1
transitivephrasal verb tear apart rip off forcefully 1
phrasal verb tear apart If something tears people apart, it causes them to quarrel or to leave each other. 0
phrasal verb tear apart If something tears you apart, it makes you feel very upset, worried, and unhappy. 0

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Parts of speech for Tear apart

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tear apart

tear apart popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for tear apart

verb tear apart

abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.

All 29 Synonyms of tear apart

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