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SHATTERED definition: 1. broken into very small pieces: 2. extremely upset: 3. extremely tired: . Learn more.
1. : to cause to drop or be dispersed. 2. a. : to break at once into pieces. b. : to damage badly : ruin. 3. : to cause the disruption or annihilation of : demolish. intransitive verb. 1. : to break apart : disintegrate. 2. : to drop off parts (such as leaves, petals, or fruit) shatteringly. ˈsha-tə-riŋ-lē. adverb. shatter. 2 of 2. noun. 1.
If you say you are shattered, you mean you are extremely tired and have no energy left. [ British , informal ] He was shattered and too tired to concentrate on schoolwork.
to break suddenly or cause something to break suddenly into small pieces: [ T ] The earthquake shattered all the windows in the building. fig. to end or damage: [ T ] The defeat shattered her confidence. (Definition of shatter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of shatter. shatter.
/ ˈʃætɪd / adjective. broken into many small pieces. impaired or destroyed. dumbfounded or thoroughly upset. informal. tired out or exhausted. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
a. To damage seriously; disable: His health was shattered by the disease. b. To cause the destruction or ruin of; destroy: The outcome of the conflict shattered our dreams of peace and prosperity. v.intr. To break into pieces; smash or burst: The glass shattered when it hit the floor. n.
[ I or T ] to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. His leg was shattered in the accident. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to break. break I didn't mean to break your phone. fracture Last year he fractured his skull. bust One of the kids has bust the computer.
