hin- und hergerissen
Appearance
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)