Shatter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃætər|  American pronunciation of the word shatter
Brit.  |ˈʃætə|  British pronunciation of the word shatter

verb

- break into many pieces
The wine glass shattered
- damage or destroy
The news of her husband's death shattered her life
- cause to break into many pieces
shatter the plate

Extra examples

The rock shattered the window.

His dreams were shattered by their rejection.

The end of his marriage shattered him emotionally.

The plate hit the floor, and shattered into tiny bits.

The explosion shattered the building.

Their hopes and dreams were shattered by war.

A few weeks in a tiny damp room soon shattered his illusions about university life.

The wine glass shattered

The news of her husband's death shattered her life

'I hate to shatter your illusions,' he said.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shatter
he/she/it: shatters
present participle: shattering
past tense: shattered
past participle: shattered
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