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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. blasted. have seen better days idiom. hors de combat. impaired
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.
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.
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.
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.
shattered cars and splintered lances, hewed and ready for the fire, Piled and ranged in perfect order into many a funeral pyre. Maha-bharata | Anonymous shattered by the scorn of the Puritans, the stage had not dared to raise its arm for a blow.
IPA guide. Definitions of shattered. adjective. ruined or disrupted. “our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”. synonyms: tattered. destroyed. spoiled or ruined or demolished. Pronunciation.
v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. See Synonyms at break. 2. 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.
