shattered
AdjectiveSynonyms:
tattered
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- ruined or disrupted“our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”“a tattered remnant of its former strength”“my torn and tattered past”Synonyms: tattered
Webster's Dictionary (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]