rip apart

verb

To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.

“Your decisions are ripping this family apart.”

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Meanings

verbrip apart (third-person singular simple present rips apart, present participle ripping apart, simple past and past participle ripped apart)

present singular third person rips apart · participle present ripping apart · participle past ripped apart · past ripped apart

  1. transitiveTo be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.

    Your decisions are ripping this family apart.

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APA

rip apart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20apart

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rip apart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20apart.

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