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tear one's hair

hair
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hair]
    • /tɪər wʌnz hɛər/
    • /teə(r) wʌnz heə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair]
    • /tɪər wʌnz hɛər/

Definitions of tear one's hair words

  • noun tear one's hair the act of tearing. 1
  • noun tear one's hair a rent or fissure. Synonyms: rip, rift, rupture. 1
  • noun tear one's hair a rage or passion; violent flurry or outburst. 1
  • noun tear one's hair Informal. a spree. 1
  • idioms tear one's hair tear it, Slang. to ruin all hope; spoil everything. 1
  • idioms tear one's hair tear one's hair, to manifest extreme anxiety, grief, anger, or frustration: I'm so upset, I could just tear my hair out. Also, tear one's hair out. 1
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Origin of tear one's hair

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English heer, Old English hǣr (cognate with Dutch, German haar, Old Norse hār), with vowel perhaps from Middle English haire hair shirt < Old French < Old High German hāria (cognate with Middle English here, Old English hǣre, Old Norse hǣra)

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Parts of speech for Tear one's hair

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tear one's hair popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

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