Tattered — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

ruined or disrupted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæɾɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈatəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈatəd/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈæɾɚd/.

Examples

a man in a tattered shirt
the tattered flag
tied up in tattered brown paper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tatterdemalion shattered

Parts of Speech

adjective	worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing “a man in a tattered shirt”
adjective	ruined or disrupted “our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”

Word Forms

tatterdemalion

noun

a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerfetzt

völlig abgenutzt; oder das Tragen zerrissener oder zerlumpter Kleidung

🇫🇷French

en lambeaux

usé en lambeaux; ou porter des vêtements déchirés ou en lambeaux

🇪🇸Spanish

andrajoso

desgastado en pedazos; o usar ropa rota o andrajosa

🇮🇹Italian

sbrindellato

portato a brandelli; o indossare abiti strappati o cenciosi

🇳🇱Dutch

gescheurd

versleten; of het dragen van gescheurde of rafelige kleding

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfarrapado

desgastado em pedaços; ou vestindo roupas rasgadas ou esfarrapadas

🇷🇺Russian

оборванный

изношен в клочья; или носить порванную или рваную одежду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फटा हुआ

टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दिया गया; या फटे या मैले कपड़े पहनना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন

worn to shreds; অথবা ছেঁড়া বা ছিঁড়ে যাওয়া পোশাক পরা

🇮🇳Tamil

கந்தலானது

துண்டுகளாக அணிந்தனர்; அல்லது கிழிந்த அல்லது கிழிந்த ஆடைகளை அணிவது

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరిగిపోయింది

ముక్కలుగా ధరిస్తారు; లేదా చిరిగిన లేదా చిరిగిన దుస్తులు ధరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

फाटलेले

shreds करण्यासाठी थकलेला; किंवा फाटलेले किंवा चिंधलेले कपडे परिधान केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાટેલું

કટકા કરવા માટે પહેરવામાં આવે છે; અથવા ફાટેલા અથવા ચીંથરેહાલ કપડાં પહેર્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಳಸಿದ

ಚೂರುಚೂರು ಧರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಅಥವಾ ಹರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸುಸ್ತಾದ ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീറിപ്പറിഞ്ഞു

കഷണങ്ങളായി ധരിക്കുന്നു; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കീറിയതോ കീറിയതോ ആയ വസ്ത്രം ധരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਟੁਕੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਨਿਆ; ਜਾਂ ਫਟੇ ਜਾਂ ਫਟੇ ਹੋਏ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਹਿਨਣੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

بکھرے ہوئے

ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کرنے کے لئے پہنا؛ یا پھٹے یا پھٹے ہوئے کپڑے پہننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破烂

磨损成碎片；或穿着破烂或破烂的衣服

🇯🇵Japanese

ボロボロの

ズタズタに擦り切れた。または破れたりぼろぼろの服を着たり

🇰🇷Korean

해진

갈가리 찢겨졌다; 찢어지거나 남루한 옷을 입거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rách nát

mòn đến từng mảnh vụn; hoặc mặc quần áo rách rưới

🇹🇭Thai

ขาดรุ่งริ่ง

สวมใส่เป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย; หรือสวมเสื้อผ้าที่ขาดหรือขาดรุ่ย

🇮🇩Indonesian

compang-camping

rusak; atau mengenakan pakaian yang robek atau compang-camping

🇵🇭Filipino

punit-punit

pagod sa pira-piraso; o pagsusuot ng punit o punit na damit

🇲🇾Malay

lusuh

dipakai untuk mencarik; atau memakai pakaian yang koyak atau lusuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممزقة

تلبس إلى أشلاء. أو ارتداء ملابس ممزقة أو ممزقة

🇮🇷Persian

پاره پاره شده

فرسوده به تکه تکه شدن؛ یا پوشیدن لباس های پاره یا پاره شده

🇹🇷Turkish

yırtık pırtık

parçalara ayrılmış; veya yırtık veya yırtık pırtık giysiler giymek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּפָּט

שחוק לגזרים; או לבישת בגדים קרועים או מרופטים

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The primary meaning of 'tattered' is 'worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing'.

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