Torn
Dictionaries are often torn between ignoring a possible passing word of the language and confirming the new word in the language.
Can anyone please help? I understand every single word in the sentence above, but I still don't get the overall meaning of it. My questions are:
1. What does "torn" mean here?
2. And "passing word"?
Thanks.
LCCHang
Top answer
torn between X and Y ~ facing a dilemma about what to do ~ experiencing anxiety about what to do passing word ~ a new word which is popular for a time but then soon disappears from use CJ
- torn between X and Y ~ facing a dilemma about what to do ~ experiencing anxiety about what to do passing word ~ a new word which is popular for a time but then soon disappears from use CJ
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torn between X and Y
~ facing a dilemma about what to do
~ experiencing anxiety about what to do
passing word
~ a new word which is popular for a time but then soon disappears from use
CJ
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