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- Dictionaryshatter/ˈʃatə/
verb
- 1. break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces: "bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded" Similar
- 2. upset (someone) greatly: "everyone was shattered by the news" Similar Opposite
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SHATTER definition: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHATTER is to cause to drop or be dispersed. How to use shatter in a sentence.
SHATTER meaning: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow. Synonyms: crack, split, shiver. to damage, as by breaking or crushing: ships shattered by storms. to impair or destroy (health, nerves, etc.): The incident shattered his composure.
1. to break or be broken into many small pieces. 2. ( tr) to impair or destroy: his nerves were shattered by the torture. 3. ( tr) to dumbfound or thoroughly upset: she was shattered by the news. 4. ( tr) informal to cause to be tired out or exhausted. 5. an obsolete word for scatter. n. ( usually plural) obsolete or dialect a fragment.
shatter. (ʃætəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense shatters , present participle shattering , past tense, past participle shattered. 1. verb. If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. ...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken. [VERB]
[transitive, intransitive] to destroy something completely, especially somebody’s feelings, hopes or beliefs; to be destroyed in this way. shatter something (into something) Anna's self-confidence had been completely shattered. Injury shattered his dreams of competing in the Olympics. Her experience of divorce shattered her illusions about love.
