torn (
http://definr.com/torn)
adj 1: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn:
lacerate,
lacerated,
mangled]
2: disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love
and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by
religious dissensions"
3: shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind
or lightning or explosive; "an old blasted apple tree"; "a
tree rent by lightning"; "cities torn by bombs";
"earthquake-torn streets" [syn:
blasted,
rent,
ripped]