1. a torn piece of cloth, paper, or other material hanging loosely
Usage: usually plural

1. to tear or wear into tatters; to become ragged

Examples

• The old flag hung in tatters from the pole.
• His clothes were reduced to tatters after the accident.
• The paper tatters blew away in the wind.
• Years of wear had tattered the book’s pages.
• The storm tattered the sails of the ship.
• Her reputation was left in tatters after the scandal.
• The fabric began to tatter at the edges.