worn

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worn

/wɔːn/ UK
/woːn/ Australia, British, New Zealand
/woɹn/ Canada, US
/woɾn/ Scotland
/woːn/
/woən/ Eastern New England

Sounds like warn (horse–hoarse merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n

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By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.

adjective more worn · most worn · worne

Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. Upon this, an unhappy-looking woman, in a sort of mourning, neat, but sadly worn, hid her face behind a meagre bundle, and was heard to sob.
Worn out; exhausted. Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.

verb worne

participle, past past participle of wear

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shopworn, well-worn, battered, decrepit, worn-out, raddled, run-down, played out, careworn, drawn, threadbare, haggard, tired, shabby, tattered, ragged

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adj damaged and shabby from too much use

Español	desgastado, desgastada
Português	gastado, gasto, surrado
Italiano	logoro

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@misc{worn_2026,
  title = {worn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}