Definitions for shatter
ˈʃæt ərshat·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shatter(verb)

   break into many pieces

   "The wine glass shattered"

2. shatter(verb)

   damage or destroy

   "The news of her husband's death shattered her life"

3. shatter(verb)

   cause to break into many pieces

   "shatter the plate"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shatter(Verb)

   to violently break something into pieces.

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

2. shatter(Verb)

   to destroy or disable something.

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

3. shatter(Verb)

   to smash, or break into tiny pieces.

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

4. shatter(Verb)

   to dispirit or emotionally defeat

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Shatter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Shatter(verb)

   to disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered

   Etymology: [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.]

3. Shatter(verb)

   to scatter about

   Etymology: [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.]

4. Shatter(verb)

   to be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied

   Etymology: [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.]

5. Shatter(noun)

   a fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters

   Etymology: [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.]

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1. Shatter

   Shatter is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Morlocks #1, created by Geoff Johns and Shawn Martinbrough.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shatter

   shat′ėr, v.t. to break or dash to pieces: to crack: to disorder: to render unsound.—v.i. to break into fragments.—n. a fragment: impaired state.—adjs. Shatt′er-brained, -pā′ted, disordered in intellect; Shatt′ery, brittle. [Scatter.]

Anagrams for shatter »

1. hatters

2. threats

How to pronounce shatter?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shatter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shatter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shatter in a Sentence

1. Amanda Gorman:

   Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished, we've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.

2. Norman Cousins:

   The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness.

3. Paul Sweezy:

   The real danger from advertising is that it helps to shatter and ultimately destroy our most precious non-material possessions the confidence in the existence of meaningful purposes of human activity and respect for the integrity of man.

4. Peggy Noonan:

   I think we are seeing a great political party shatter before our eyes, but we are witnessing history. Something important is ending. It is hard to believe what replaces it will be better. No one knows where this goes. The top of The Republican Party and the bottom have split.

5. George Walker Bush:

   Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve. referring to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

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