be torn between

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Definition of be torn between - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

indecisionfeel unable to choose between two things

She is torn between staying home and going out.
He was torn between loyalty and ambition.
They are torn between two job offers.

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torn between

adj.

feeling unable to choose between two things

She felt torn between her family and her career.

torn between two things

adj.

experiencing conflicting emotions about two choices

He was torn between two things, love and duty.

torn between two lovers

adj.

feeling conflicted about two romantic interests

She felt torn between two lovers, unable to choose.

completely torn

adj.

damaged with large rips or tears

The completely torn dress was beyond repair.

war-torn

adj.

extensively damaged due to war

The war-torn city struggled to rebuild after the conflict.

that's torn it

exp.

expression of frustration when something goes wrong

Oh no, that's torn it, the vase is broken!

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French:être déchiré entre, ...
German:hin- und hergerissen sein, ...
Italian:essere combattuto tra, ...
Spanish:debatirse entre, ...
Portuguese:estar dividido entre, ...
Chinese:犹豫不决, ...
Japanese:迷う, ...
Arabic:تَحَيَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לִהְיוֹת קָרוּעַ בֵּין, ...
Russian:разрываться между, ...
Ukrainian:розриватися, ...
Hindi:दुविधा में होना, ...
Bengali:বিভক্ত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:estar dividit, ...
Czech:váhat mezi, ...
Danish:være splittet mellem, ...
Dutch:twijfelen tussen, ...
Greek:είμαι διχασμένος, ...
Hungarian:őrlődni, ...
Khmer:ស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ, ...
Korean:갈등하다, ...
Persian:دودل بودن, ...
Polish:nie móc się zdecydować, ...
Portuguese (BR):estar dividido entre, ...
Romanian:a fi prins între, ...
Swedish:slitas mellan, ...
Thai:ลังเลระหว่าง, ...
Turkish:kararsız kalmak, ...
Vietnamese:phân vân, ...

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