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TEAR APART

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express a totally negative opinion of

Example:

The critics panned the performance

Synonyms:

pan; tear apart; trash

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "tear apart" is one way to...):

belittle; disparage; pick at (express a negative opinion of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue tear apart the movie

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