'Shattered' definitions:
Definition of 'shattered'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past" [syn: shattered, tattered]
Definition of 'Shattered'
From: GCIDE
- Shatter \Shat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] [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. [1913 Webster]
- A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. [1913 Webster]
- A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. --Norris. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To scatter about. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shattered'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravated,
- broken,
- burned,
- burst,
- busted,
- checked,
- chipped,
- cracked,
- crazed,
- cut,
- damaged,
- deteriorated,
- embittered,
- exacerbated,
- harmed,
- hurt,
- impaired,
- imperfect,
- in bits,
- in pieces,
- in shards,
- injured,
- irritated,
- lacerated,
- mangled,
- mutilated,
- rent,
- ruptured,
- scalded,
- scorched,
- slashed,
- slit,
- smashed,
- split,
- sprung,
- the worse for,
- torn,
- weakened,
- worse,
- worse off,
- worsened