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- DictionaryShat·tered/ˈSHadərd/
adjective
- 1. broken into many pieces: "a snaky line of shattered glass"
The meaning of SHATTER is to cause to drop or be dispersed. How to use shatter in a sentence.
SHATTERED definition: 1. broken into very small pieces: 2. extremely upset: 3. extremely tired: . Learn more.
ˈshattered definition: broken into many small pieces. See examples of ˈSHATTERED used in a sentence.
SHATTER definition: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
If you are shattered by something, you are extremely shocked and upset about it.
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.
Check pronunciation: shattered. Definition of shattered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[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.
Definitions of shattered. adjective. ruined or disrupted. “our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”. synonyms: tattered. destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished. Pronunciation. US.
To break into pieces; smash or burst: The glass shattered when it hit the floor. n. 1. often shatters A fragment or splinter: a rare piece of porcelain now in shatters. 2. A scattering collection or spray of fragments: "A window broke into a shatter of glass" (Rosemund Pilcher).
