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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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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.
The meaning of SHATTER is to cause to drop or be dispersed. How to use shatter in a sentence. to cause to drop or be dispersed; to break at once into pieces; to damage badly : ruin…
SHATTER meaning: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
3 days ago · Definition of 'shatter' Word Frequency. 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]
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.
[intransitive, transitive] to suddenly break into small pieces; to make something suddenly break into small pieces. shatter (into something) He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor. The mirror shattered into a thousand pieces. the sound of shattering glass.
When you shatter something, you smash it or break it into small bits. If your sister hits a baseball directly into the kitchen window, the window will shatter — and your sister will be in big trouble. When you drop something fragile, it will probably shatter—lightbulbs, teacups, mirrors, and windows all shatter fairly easily.
to break into very small pieces, or to make something break into very small pieces: Someone threw a stone at the car, shattering the windscreen. shatter verb (DESTROY) to destroy something good, such as your confidence, hopes, or belief in something: The accident completely shattered her confidence.
6 days ago · ( transitive) To destroy or disable something. ( intransitive) To smash, or break into tiny pieces. ( transitive) To dispirit or emotionally defeat . to be shattered in intellect; to have shattered hopes, or a shattered constitution. ( intransitive, agriculture) Of seeds: to be dispersed upon ripening . ( obsolete) To scatter about.
