Meanings
verbtear to pieces (third-person singular simple present tears to pieces, present participle tearing to pieces, simple past tore to pieces, past participle torn to pieces)
present singular third person tears to pieces · participle present tearing to pieces · past tore to pieces · participle past torn to pieces
- figurativelysometimesTo tear apart.
Synonyms: take to pieces, pick to pieces, rip to pieces, pull to pieces, tear to shreds
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo tear apart.
Similar
Also see
Translations
Ancient Greek σπαράσσω
- σπαράσσω (sparássō)to rip apart
Finnish repiä kappaleiksi
- repiä kappaleiksito rip apart
French mettre en pièces, tailler en pièces
- mettre en piècesto rip apart
- tailler en piècesto rip apart
Latin laniō
- laniōto rip apart
Māori takarepa
- takarepato rip apart
Polish rozrywać, rozerwać
- rozrywaćto rip apart
- rozerwaćto rip apart
- rozdzieraćto rip apart
- rozedrzećto rip apart
Turkish parçalamak
- parçalamakto rip apart
Cite this entry
APA
tear to pieces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20to%20pieces
MLA
“tear to pieces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20to%20pieces. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tear to pieces,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20to%20pieces.
Source: tear to pieces on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.