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shatter (ˈʃætəʳ Pronunciation for shatter ) 

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transitive verb

  1. [+ window, glass] faire voler en éclats
    1. [+ dreams, hopes] anéantir
    2. [+ beliefs] détruire
    3. [+ peace, silence] briser
    4. [+ life] détruire

    to be shattered by sth [person] être anéanti(e) par qch

intransitive verb

  1. [glass, window, vase] voler en éclats, se fracasser

Similar Words

= smash, break, burst, split, crack, crush, explode, demolish, shiver, implode, pulverize, crush to smithereens
= destroy, ruin, wreck, blast, disable, overturn, demolish, impair, blight, torpedo, bring to nought
= devastate, shock, stun, crush, overwhelm, upset, break (someone's) heart, knock the stuffing out of (someone), knock sideways, knock for six, traumatize, dumbfound

'shatter' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: despedaçar
  • Chinese: 粉碎
  • European Spanish: hacerse añicos
  • French: se fracasser
  • German: zerbrechen
  • Italian: mandare in frantumi
  • Japanese: 打ち砕く
  • Korean: 산산조각내다
  • Portuguese: despedaçar
  • Spanish: hacerse añicos {or} pedazos

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