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TEAR APART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tear apart mean?
• TEAR APART (verb)
The verb TEAR APART has 1 sense:
1. express a totally negative opinion of
Familiarity information: TEAR APART used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Express a totally negative opinion of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
Context example:
The critics panned the performance
Hypernyms (to "tear apart" is one way to...):
belittle; disparage; pick at (express a negative opinion of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue tear apart the movie
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