Meanings
teared1
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of tear (“produce liquid from the eyes”)
teared2
verb
- nonstandardparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)
This split between “good” and “bad” was seen in her drawings as well — her drawing of a tree, thought to be an unconscious representation of the self, was of a 100-year-old oak tree that was going to be “teared down,”
2012 January 31, Caroline Purves, “Collaborative Assessment of a Child in Foster Care: New Understanding of Bad Behavior”, in Stephen E. Finn, Constance T. Fischer, Leonard Handler White, editors, Collaborative / Therapeutic Assessment: A Casebook and Guide, Wiley, →ISBN, page 297
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with teared
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
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APA
teared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teared
MLA
“teared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teared. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teared,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teared.
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