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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. to cause to drop or be dispersed; to break at once into pieces; to damage badly : ruin…
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.
[VERB noun] Something like that really shatters your confidence. [VERB noun] ...broken hearts and shattered dreams. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: destroy, ruin, wreck, blast More Synonyms of shatter. 3. verb. If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. He had been shattered by his son's death. [be VERB -ed]
SHATTER meaning: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
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.
[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.
Shatter definition: To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
Definitions of 'shatter' 1. If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. [...] 2. If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. [...] 3. If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. [...] More. Conjugations of 'shatter'
shatter meaning, definition, what is shatter: to break suddenly into very small pieces...: Learn more.
