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tear one's hair

verb

To pull at one's own hair in a frenzy of grief or rage.

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Meanings

verbtear one's hair (third-person singular simple present tears one's hair, present participle tearing one's hair, simple past tore one's hair, past participle torn one's hair)

present singular third person tears one's hair · participle present tearing one's hair · past tore one's hair · participle past torn one's hair

To pull at one's own hair in a frenzy of grief or rage.
When he heard that Devaki was pregnant again, for the seventh time, he tore his hair in fury.
2005, Shanta Rameshwar Rao, Krishna

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tear one's hair

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APA

tear one's hair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20one's%20hair

MLA

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Chicago

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