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shat·ter  (shtr)

v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters

v.tr.

1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.

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.

To break into pieces; smash or burst. See Synonyms at break.

n.

1.

a. The act of shattering.

b. The condition of being shattered.

2. A splintered or fragmented condition. Often used in the plural: a rare piece of porcelain now in shatters.

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[Middle English schateren, from Old English *sceaterian, to scatter.]

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shatter·ing·ly adv.

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shatter [ˈʃætə]

vb

1. to break or be broken into many small pieces

2. (tr) to impair or destroy his nerves were shattered by the torture

3. (tr) to dumbfound or thoroughly upset she was shattered by the news

4. (tr) Informal to cause to be tired out or exhausted

5. an obsolete word for scatter

n

(usually plural) Obsolete or dialect a fragment

[perhaps obscurely related to scatter]

shatterer  n

shattering  adj

shatteringly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shatter - break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered" bust, burst - break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
	2.	shatter - damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered her life" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
	3.	shatter - cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"

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shatter

verb

1. smash, break, burst, split, crack, crush, explode, demolish, shiver, implode, pulverize, crush to smithereens Safety glass won't shatter if it's broken.

2. destroy, ruin, wreck, blast, disable, overturn, demolish, impair, blight, torpedo, bring to nought Something like that really shatters your confidence.

3. devastate, shock, stun, crush, overwhelm, upset, break (someone's) heart, knock the stuffing out of (someone) (informal), knock sideways, knock for six, traumatize, dumbfound the tragedy which had shattered him

Translations

shatter [ˈʃætəʳ]

A. VT

1. (= break) → romper en pedazos or añicos, hacer pedazos or añicos

2. (fig) to shatter sb's health/hopes → quebrantar la salud/frustrar las esperanzas de algn
I was shattered to hear it → al saberlo quedé estupefacto
she was shattered by his death → su muerte la dejó destrozada

B. VI

1. (= break) → hacerse pedazos, hacerse añicos

2. (fig) [health] → quebrantarse; [hopes] → frustrarse

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shatter [ˈʃætə^r]

vt

[+ window, glass] → faire voler en éclats

[+ dreams, hopes] → anéantir; [+ beliefs] → détruire; [+ peace, silence] → briser; [+ life] → détruire
to be shattered by sth [person] → être anéanti(e) par qch

vi [glass, window, vase] → voler en éclats, se fracasser

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shatter

vt

(lit) → zertrümmern, zerschmettern; hopes, dreams → zunichtemachen; nerves → zerrütten; he hurled a brick at the window, shattering it into a thousand pieces → er schleuderte einen Ziegel gegen das Fenster, das in tausend Stücke zersplitterte or zersprang; the blast shattered all the windows → durch die Explosion zersplitterten alle Fensterscheiben; to shatter something against a wall → etw gegen eine Wand schmettern; his hopes were shattered → seine Hoffnungen hatten sich zerschlagen

(Brit fig inf: = exhaust) → erledigen (inf); (mentally) → mitnehmen; how are you? — shattered! → wie gehts? — ich bin total kaputt or erledigt (inf); she was absolutely shattered by the divorce → die Scheidung hatte sie schwer mitgenommen

(Brit inf, = flabbergast) → erschüttern; I’ve won the pools? I’m shattered! → ich habe im Toto gewonnen? ich bin platt! (inf)

vi → zerbrechen, zerspringen; (windscreen) → (zer)splittern

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shatter [ˈʃætəʳ]

1. vt (glass, window) → frantumare, mandare in frantumi; (door) → fracassare; (health) → rovinare; (career) → compromettere definitivamente; (nerves) → mandare in pezzi; (self-confidence, hope) → distruggere

2. vi → frantumarsi, andare in frantumi
it shattered into a thousand pieces → è andato in mille pezzi

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shatter

v shatter [ˈʃӕtə]

1 to break in small pieces, usually suddenly or forcefully The stone shattered the window; The window shattered. breek يُكَسِّر، يُهَشِّم строшавам (се) roztříštit (se) smadre; gå i stykker in Stücke brechen θρυμματίζω, γίνομαι θρύψαλα romper en pedazos/añicos kildudeks purustama, kildudeks purunema خرد كردن pirstoa, pirstoutua (se) fracasser לְנַפֵּץ टुकडे़-टुकड़े कर देना या हो जाना razmrskati, skršiti összetör(ik), betör(ik) memecahkan, menghancurkan mölva mandare in frantumi; andare in pezzi こなごなになる 산산이 부수다 sudaužyti, sutrupinti sasist druskās; saplīst drumslās menyebabkan sesuatu hancur berkecai aan gruzelementen slaan/vallen smadre, knuse, splintre rozbić się estilhaçar(-se) a (se) sparge, a face ţăndări разбивать(ся) вдребезги rozbiť (sa) zdrobiti (se) slomiti splittra, slå sönder, krossa แตกละเอียด paramparça etmek 粉碎 розбивати(ся) вщент ٹکڑے ٹکڑے ہونا یا کرنا، بکھرنا vỡ tan 粉碎

2 to upset greatly She was shattered by the news of his death. ontsteld يَنْزَعِج جِدا، يَتَهشَّم съсипвам otřást ryste zerrütten συντρίβω, τσακίζω (μτφ.) hacer polvo vapustama شوكه كردن järkyttää anéantir לַהֲרוֹס बेहद परेशान होना uništiti, rastrojiti megrázkódtat membuat kalut setja úr skorðum, eyðileggja distruggere, andare in pezzi 気落ちする 좌절하다 sukrėsti satriekt; sagraut menyebabkan hati seseorang hancur berkecai schokken bli/føle seg helt knust przygniatać abalar a zdrobi расстраивать otriasť pretresti uznemiriti se göra förkrossad, tillintetgöra ทำลายความหวัง çok sarsmak 使傷心 засмучувати; руйнувати شدید غم میں مبتلا ہونا، ٹوٹ جانا gây choáng 使心烦意乱

adj shattered

gebreek مُكَسَّر، مُحَطَّم، مُهَشَّم строшен rozbitý; otřesený smadret; rystet zertrümmert συντετριμμένος hecho polvo, trastornado kildudeks purunenud, vapustatud خرد شده pirstottu, järkyttynyt fracassé; anéanti מְזוּעֲזָע छिन्न-बिन्न, परेशान ozbiljno uzdrman összetört; meghiúsult hancur splundraður; eyðilagður distrutto, scosso こなごなの 산산이 부서진 sukrėstas, sudaužytas saplēsts; sagrauts; satriekts hancur berkecai aan gruzelementen smadret, knust rozbity, zdruzgotany destruído zdrobit; dărâmat разбитый; расстроенный rozbitý; otrasený zdrobljen; pretresen potresen förkrossad, tillintetgjord ทำแตกละเอียด parça parça; çok sarsılmış 破碎的，心煩意亂的 зруйнований بکھرا ہوا bị choáng 破碎的，心烦意乱的