CEFR B2

shattered

adjective

Meaning

Broken into many small pieces, often suddenly and violently. It can also describe feeling extremely exhausted or emotionally devastated.

Examples

The mirror fell off the wall and shattered into a thousand fragments.
After working two consecutive shifts, she felt completely shattered.

Synonyms: broken, smashed, fragmented, devastated

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shattered (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈʃætərd/

Definition

Broken into many small pieces, often suddenly and violently. It can also describe feeling extremely exhausted or emotionally devastated.

Examples

The mirror fell off the wall and shattered into a thousand fragments.
After working two consecutive shifts, she felt completely shattered.
His dreams of becoming a professional athlete were shattered by the injury.

How to Use shattered

be shattered into (prepositional phrase): To break into many small pieces. — "The vase was shattered into a thousand tiny fragments."
feel shattered (collocation): To feel extremely tired or emotionally devastated. — "After the bad news, she felt utterly shattered."

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