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shattered

SHA-turd/ˈʃætɚd/UKSHA-tuhd/ˈʃætəd/

4 meanings of shattered

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Broken into many small pieces.

    Like a dropped plate that breaks into lots of little bits.

    Shattered glass covered the kitchen floor.

    She carefully swept up the shattered bowl.

    Similarbroken, fractured, busted, ruptured

    Oppositeintact, whole, unbroken

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Feeling very upset and without hope after something bad happens.

    Like a person who feels broken inside after very bad news.

    He was shattered after losing the championship game.

    She felt shattered when her best friend moved away.

    Similardejected, depressed, disheartened, downcast, dispirited

    Oppositeelated, overjoyed, thrilled

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  3. 3
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of shatter. Use this form for something that already broke into pieces.

    The stray ball shattered the window yesterday.

    The earthquake shattered nearly every dish in the house.

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  4. 4
    adjectivecolloquialBritish
    Very tired, with no energy left at all.

    Like a phone battery that has run all the way down to empty.

    After the match we were absolutely shattered.

    I'm shattered after walking around the shops all day.

    Similarexhausted, tired, drained, weary, spent

    Oppositerested, energized

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shattered is a form of shatter

shatter, verb: To break something into many small pieces with force. Full entry

Forms
shattershatters he/she/itshattering -ing formshattered past tense, past participle
Spelling
shatter → shattered: add -ed

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