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   shatter

   /ˈʃatə/

   verb

   • 1. break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces: "bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded" Similar smashsmash to smithereensbreakbreak into piecesburstblow outexplodeimplodesplintercrackfracturefragmentdisintegrateinformal:bustrare:shiver
   • ▪ damage or destroy (something abstract): "the crisis will shatter their confidence" Similar destroywreckruindashcrushdevastatedemolishwreak havoc withblastblightwipe outoverturntorpedoscotchburst someone's bubbleinformal:put the kibosh onbanjaxdo forblow a hole innixput paid toqueerscupperdisharchaic:bring to naught
   • 2. upset (someone) greatly: "everyone was shattered by the news" Similar devastateshockstundazedumbfoundtraumatizecrushoverwhelmgreatly upsetdistressinformal:knock for sixknock sidewaysknock the stuffing out ofOpposite pleaseexcite

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘scatter, disperse’): perhaps imitative; compare with scatter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shatterable adjective
   • 2. shatterer noun

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   What does shatter mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SHATTER definition: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.

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   What does one bullet shattered his skull mean?

   • One bullet shattered his skull. [VERB noun] If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. A failure would shatter the hopes of many people. [VERB noun] Something like that really shatters your confidence.

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   What does completely shattered mean?

   • [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.

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   What is shatter & how dangerous is it?

   • 1. It can be dangerous Shatter is a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which is the ingredient in marijuana that produces a high. Const. Dave Emberley with the CFSEU-NL said shatter is far more potent than marijuana and hash.

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   Why do things shatter?

   • Things can also shatter in a less literal way, when it just feels like they're breaking apart violently. If your best friend ignores you all day, your heart shatters; and if you stumble and fall on your way up to a podium to give a speech, your confidence may shatter. "Shatter."

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   What does it mean if something shatters your dreams?

   • [VERB noun] If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. A failure would shatter the hopes of many people. [VERB noun] Something like that really shatters your confidence. [VERB noun] ...broken hearts and shattered dreams. [VERB-ed] If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much.

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   Shatter means to break something into small pieces or to end something severely. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and find synonyms and antonyms.

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     SHATTER meaning: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly...

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     SHATTER translate: memecahkan, menghancurkan, membuat kalut....

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     SHATTER translate: voler en éclats, briser en mille...

   • Shatter: German Translation

     SHATTER translate: in Stücke brechen, zerrütten. Learn more...

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     SHATTER translate: 산산이 부서지다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shatter: Polish Translation

     SHATTER translate: roztrzaskać (się), zrujnować, zniweczyć,...

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    shatter: 1 v break into many pieces “The wine glass shattered ” Type of: burst , bust break open or apart suddenly and forcefully v cause to break into many pieces “ shatter the plate” Type of: break destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments v damage or destroy “The news of her husband's death ...