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tearing one's hair
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present participle of tear one's hair
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to feel deep sadness or mental pain
- He was tearing his hair out when the computer started acting up again.
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“Tearing one's hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tearing%20one%27s%20hair. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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