Phrase guide

tear to pieces

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To tear apart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take to pieces, pick to pieces, rip to pieces, pull to pieces, tear to shreds

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: repiä kappaleiksi — to rip apart
  • French: mettre en pièces — to rip apart
  • French: tailler en pièces — to rip apart
  • Galician: esnaquizar — to rip apart
  • Galician: escachar — to rip apart
  • Galician: esnacar — to rip apart
  • Ancient Greek: σπαράσσω (sparássō) — to rip apart
  • Latin: laniō — to rip apart
  • Māori: takarepa — to rip apart
  • Polish: rozrywać — to rip apart
  • Polish: rozerwać — to rip apart
  • Polish: rozdzierać — to rip apart
  • Polish: rozedrzeć — to rip apart
  • Turkish: parçalamak — to rip apart
  • Ottoman Turkish: پارچهلامق (parçalamak) — to rip apart