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- Dictionaryshat·ter/ˈSHadər/
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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The meaning of SHATTER is to cause to drop or be dispersed. How to use shatter in a sentence.
SHATTER definition: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
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. To break into pieces; smash or burst: The glass shattered when it hit the floor. n.
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.
SHATTER meaning: 1. to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces: 2. to end or severely damage…. Learn more.
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]
[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.
to destroy something good, such as your confidence, hopes, or belief in something: The accident completely shattered her confidence. (Definition of shatter from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shatter. in Chinese (Traditional) （使）破碎, 粉碎, 終結… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （使）破碎, 粉碎, 终结… See 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.
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' present simple: I shatter, you shatter [...]
