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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shat•ter /ˈʃætɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) be broken into pieces, as by a blow: [no object]The glass shattered when it hit the floor.[~ + object]The looters shattered the shop windows.
- to weaken or destroy (health, etc.):[~ + object]His nerves were shattered by that experience.
- to show (ideas, opinions, etc.) to be wrong, foolishness, etc.:[~ + object]His belief in humanity was shattered.
n. [countable] - Usually, shatters. [plural] fragments made by shattering.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shat•ter (shat′ər),USA pronunciation v.t. - Pathologyto 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.
v.i. - to be broken into fragments or become weak or insubstantial.
n. - Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- ?; compare scatter
- Middle English schateren 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shiver, split, crack. See break.
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