shattered

shattered
    adj 1: ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and
           prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength";
           "my torn and tattered past" [syn: {shattered},
           {tattered}]
    

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.
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            A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided
            amongst revolted subjects.            --Locke.
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   2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be
      shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered;
      his hopes were shattered.
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            A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor.
                                                  --Norris.
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   3. To scatter about. [Obs.]
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            Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
                                                  --Milton.
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41 Moby Thesaurus words for "shattered":
      aggravated, broken, burned, burst, busted, checked, chipped,
      cracked, crazed, cut, damaged, deteriorated, embittered,
      exacerbated, harmed, hurt, impaired, imperfect, in bits, in pieces,
      in shards, injured, irritated, lacerated, mangled, mutilated, rent,
      ruptured, scalded, scorched, slashed, slit, smashed, split, sprung,
      the worse for, torn, weakened, worse, worse off, worsened