shattering

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shattering - the act of breaking something into small pieces smashing breaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
Adj.	1.	shattering - seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering; "shattering rain striking the windowpanes"; "the shattering tones of the enormous carillon"; "the shattering peal of artillery" loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

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shattering

adjective devastating, stunning, severe, crushing, overwhelming, paralysing

Translations

shattering [ˈʃætərɪŋ] adj [experience] → devastador(a) → anonadante

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shattering [ˈʃætərɪŋ] shatter adj → erschütternd, niederschmetternd;

(exhausting) → äußerst anstrengend