shattered
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃætɚd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃætəd/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: shat‧tered
Verb
[edit]shattered
- simple past and past participle of shatter
Adjective
[edit]shattered (comparative more shattered, superlative most shattered)
- Physically broken into pieces.
- 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 30, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
- It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.
- Emotionally defeated or dispirited.
- 2000, Lionel Robbins, A history of economic thought: the LSE lectures, Princeton University Press, page 221:
- Well, she died after seven years of marriage, and Mill thought that he was shattered, and shattered no doubt he was, in the sense of this absolutely irreparable emotional loss.
- 2000, Nellie McHenry, chapter 26, in Forbidden Dreams of Love,:
- She refused to see him for two days. He was shattered. He sent his apologies.
- 2010, Mary Alice Beasley, Shattered Lens: A Tale of Domestic Violence and Redemption Through Love, AuthorHouse, page 261:
- Yes, he had gotten his revenge for my rejection. I was shattered but remained silent.
- 2011, Dia Frampton (lyrics and music), “The Broken Ones”, in Red[1], performed by Dia Frampton:
- And oh, maybe I see a part of me in them / The missing piece, always trying to fit in / The shattered heart, hungry for a home / No, you're not alone / I love the broken ones
- (British, colloquial) Extremely tired or exhausted.
- I stayed up all night working, and now I'm completely shattered.
Translations
[edit]physically broken into pieces
emotionally defeated or dispirited
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