déchirer

Meaning

1. to tear; to rip up
2. to tear up emotionally
3. (slang) to kick arse, to kick ass, to kick butt, to rock, to rule

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.ʃi.ʁe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French deschirer, from Old French descirer, from de- + escirer, from Frankish *skeran (“to shear, cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear, shave, cut”). Cognate with Old English scieran (“to cut”). More at shear.