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shat·ter
 shatter
- pronunciation:
- shae
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shattered, shattering, shatters |
| definition 1: |
to break (something) suddenly, esp. into small pieces.
The baseball shattered the car's windshield.- synonyms:
- break, shiver, smash
- similar words:
- burst, bust, dash, disintegrate, fragment, pulverize, splinter
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| definition 2: |
to destroy completely.
The disease shattered the child's health.These rumors will shatter your reputation.His rejection from law school shattered his dream.- synonyms:
- demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck
- similar words:
- annihilate, break, damage, dash, devastate, impair, injure, pulverize, smash
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| related words: |
crash, crumb, crush, demolish, destroy, fracture, snap, violate, wreck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be broken into small pieces.
The mirror shattered.
- synonyms:
- break, shiver, sunder
- similar words:
- bust, disintegrate, fragment, smash, splinter
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| related words: |
crash, fracture, give way, snap |
| derivations: |
shatteringly (adv.), shatterer (n.) |
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