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- Dictionaryshattered/ˈʃatəd/
adjective
- 1. very upset: "he was said to be absolutely shattered after losing his job"
- 2. exhausted: informal British "I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˈʃæt.əd / us / ˈʃæt̬.ɚd / shattered adjective (BROKEN) Add to word list. broken into very small pieces: Shattered glass lay all over the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In bad condition. battered. battle-scarred. be on the skids idiom. beat someone up phrasal verb. blasted. have seen better days idiom.
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.
to cause to drop or be dispersed; to break at once into pieces; to damage badly : ruin… See the full definition
shattered - ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"
If you are shattered by something, you are extremely shocked and upset about it. It is desperately sad news and I am absolutely shattered to hear it. American English : shattered / ˈʃætərd /
Definition of shattered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. ...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken. American English : shatter / ˈʃætər /
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.
