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View synonyms for shatter
shatter
[ shat-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- to damage, as by breaking or crushing:
ships shattered by storms.
- to impair or destroy (health, nerves, etc.):
The incident shattered his composure.
- to weaken, destroy, or refute (ideas, opinions, etc.):
He wanted to shatter her illusions.
verb (used without object)
- to be broken into fragments or become weak or insubstantial.
noun
- Usually shatters. fragments made by shattering.
shatter
/ ˈʃætə /
verb
- to break or be broken into many small pieces
- tr to impair or destroy
his nerves were shattered by the torture
- tr to dumbfound or thoroughly upset
she was shattered by the news
- informal.tr to cause to be tired out or exhausted
- an obsolete word for scatter
noun
- obsolete.usually plural a fragment
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Derived Forms
- ˈshatteringly, adverb
- ˈshattering, adjective
- ˈshatterer, noun
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Other Words From
- shatter·er noun
- shatter·ing·ly adverb
- non·shatter noun
- non·shatter·ing adjective
- un·shattered adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shatter1
C12: perhaps obscurely related to scatter
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Synonym Study
See break.
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Example Sentences
The total Union loss was 16,179 men, a number about equal to the army led by Shatter against Santiago.
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Between two roaring worlds where they swirl, I. Shatter them, one and both.
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But the captain of the Shatter will certainly not reveal it as long as he lives.
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On both sides of the bow flaunted in large lettering the name Shatter II.
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The crew of the Shatter had apparently forgotten that they could support their demand with force of arms.
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