zerfẹtzenEnglish → GermanOxford English–Germanzerfẹtzen transitive verb 1 (zerstören) rip to pieces, tear to pieces; rip up, tear up ‹letter etc.› (in + Akk. into); (figurative) tear apart ‹body, limb› 2 (kritisieren) tear to pieces, tear to shreds ‹book, play, etc.›