tear down

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, ein Bauwerk abzureißen oder zu zerstören, sowie jemanden oder etwas scharf zu kritisieren.

A phrasal verb meaning to demolish or destroy a structure, or to criticize someone or something severely.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Demolish or destroyformal

   To deliberately destroy a building or structure.

   Abreißen

   • The city council decided to tear down the old factory.
   • They are tearing down the abandoned houses to build a park.
   • The workers tore down the wall in one day.

   Synonymebulldozedemolishdestroydismantleknock downlevelpull downrazewreck

   Antonymebuildconstructerectraise

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To criticize someone or something severely.

   Scharf kritisieren

   • The critics tore down his latest novel.
   • She tore down her opponent's argument during the debate.
   • Stop tearing down everything I suggest.

   Synonymebashblastcondemncriticizedenigratedisparageknocklambastepanroastrun downslamtrashvilify

Grundverbtear