SHATTERED

shattered, tattered

(adjective) ruined or disrupted; “our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”; “a tattered remnant of its former strength”; “my torn and tattered past”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

shattered

simple past tense and past participle of shatter

Adjective

shattered (comparative more shattered, superlative most shattered)

physically broken into pieces

emotionally defeated or dispirited

(British, colloquial) extremely tired or exhausted

Anagrams

• Strathdee, threadest

Source: Wiktionary

SHATTER

Shat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] Etym: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]

1. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning. A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. Locke.

2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris.

3. To scatter about. [Obs.] Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton.

Shat"ter, v. i.

Definition: To be broken into fragments; to fal Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. Bacon.

Shat"ter, n.

Definition: A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

SHATTERED

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