hin- und hergerissen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hingerissen and hergerissen, with the former being clipped by a suspended hyphen (Ergänzungsstrich).
Pronunciation[edit]
Participle[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hin- und hergerissen (strong nominative masculine singular hin- und hergerissener, not comparable)
- (predicative) torn (unable to decide, in a state of reduced abstract unity or coherence)
- Synonym: unentschlossen
- Ich bin hin- und hergerissen zwischen Optimismus und Skepsis.
- I'm torn between optimism and skepticism.
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of hin- und hergerissen (uncomparable)