Pronunciations (8)
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/tɔːn/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/toːn/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- British
- New-Zealand
- Southern
- Standard
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/toɹn/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/toɾn/
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- Scotland
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/toːn/
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/toən/
Pronunciation notes
- Eastern-New-England
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/toɹn/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- archaic
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/tɔən/
Adjective
Having undergone tearing; ripped or shredded.
Unable to decide between multiple options.
- Examples
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I'm torn between pizza and hamburgers.
Having marginal incisions that are deep and irregular.
Adjective
having edges that are jagged from injury
disrupted by the pull of contrary forces
- Examples
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torn between love and hate
torn by conflicting loyalties
More examples (1)
torn by religious dissensions