Shattered

//ˈʃætɚd// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of shatter form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Physically broken into pieces.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Emotionally defeated or dispirited.

    "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."

  3. 3
    Extremely tired or exhausted. British, colloquial

    "I stayed up all night working, and now I'm completely shattered."

Adjective
  1. 1
    ruined or disrupted wordnet

Synonyms

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banjaxedbustedaggravatedatrabiliaryatrabiliousbeat

Example

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"The fall from the ledge shattered his leg."

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