"rip apart" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rips apart [present, singular, third-person], ripping apart [participle, present], ripped apart [participle, past], ripped apart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rip apart (third-person singular simple present rips apart, present participle ripping apart, simple past and past participle ripped apart)
  1. (transitive, of a family) To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rip_apart-en-verb-jmhUKgah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "apart"

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          "text": "Your decisions are ripping this family apart."
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