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torn one's hair out

torn one's hair out is the past participle of tear one's hair out.

Meaning of tear one's hair out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To react with extreme agitation.
    • My friend's job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out.

Questions about torn one's hair out

What is torn one's hair out the past participle of?
Torn one's hair out is the past participle of tear one's hair out.

Words near torn one's hair out in the dictionary

  1. torn down
  2. torn into
  3. torn it up
  4. torn off
  5. torn one's hair
  6. torn one's hair out
  7. torn out
  8. torn someone a new asshole
  9. torn someone a new one
  10. torn someone off a strip
  11. torn strips off someone

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