What does "shatter" mean?
Shatter: To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris.
Additional senses
- 2.To scatter about. [Obs.] Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton.
- 3.To be broken into fragments; to fal Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. Bacon.
- 4.A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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