shatter
🇺🇸
/ˈʃætər/
🇬🇧
/ˈʃætə(r)/
verb
C1
to break suddenly into many small pieces
The glass will shatter if you drop it.
C1
to completely destroy someone's feelings, hopes, or beliefs
The bad news will shatter his dreams.
R
to make someone feel very shocked and upset
The terrible accident will shatter the family.
translation
to break suddenly into many small pieces; to completely destroy someone's feelings, hopes, or beliefs; to make someone feel very shocked and upset
Word Forms
3rd Present
shatters
Past
shattered
Perfect
shattered
Progressive
shattering