tear apart
Rend into pieces
To tear apart is to pull something into pieces, often violently or destructively: The dog tore apart the stuffed toy in minutes.
Figuratively, it means to criticize harshly or find fault with something point by point: The committee tore apart his proposal.
It also describes causing emotional devastation or division: The scandal tore the family apart.
When something tears you apart, it causes deep anguish or internal conflict.
Tear apart forcibly
shatter · destroy · dismantle · demolish · wreck · ravage · rupture · sever
Scold with ferocity
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- castigateReprimand severely
excoriate · savage · flay · slam · pan · blast · decry · eviscerate
Cut open to examine
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
- break downFail mechanically or emotionally
analyze · probe · investigate · critique · evaluate · unpack · study · inspect
Crushing emotional pain
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
wreck · gut · crush · destroy · ruin · break · agony · despair
Formal organizational fracture
- discordLack of agreement
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
rift · polarization · fracture · split · disunion · disintegration · wedge · divide
rip
Tear apart forcibly
mangle · shatter · destroy · dismantle · demolish · wreck · ravage · rupture · sever · fragment
lambaste
Scold with ferocity
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
castigate · excoriate · savage · flay · slam · pan · blast · decry · eviscerate · shred
dissect
Cut open to examine
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
break down · analyze · probe · investigate · critique · evaluate · unpack · study · inspect · review
heartbreak
Crushing emotional pain
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- anguishIntense mental suffering
torment · wreck · gut · crush · destroy · ruin · break · agony · despair · sorrow
schism
Formal organizational fracture
- discordLack of agreement
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
alienation · rift · polarization · fracture · split · disunion · disintegration · wedge · divide · separation
- destruction verbsdestroy, demolish, wreck, ruin, smash
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
tear apartput together
Combine into one
assemble · build · construct · piece together · rebuild