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shat·ter (shăt́ər)

[Middle English schateren, from Old English* sceaterian, to scatter.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
    1. To damage seriously; disable: His health was shattered by the disease.
    2. To cause the destruction or ruin of; destroy: The outcome of the conflict shattered our dreams of peace and prosperity.

intransitive verb 

To break into pieces; smash or burst. See synonyms at break

noun 

    1. The act of shattering.
    2. The condition of being shattered.
  2. A splintered or fragmented condition. Often used in the plural: a rare piece of porcelain now in shatters.

derivatives

shat́ter·ing·ly
adverb