shattered

/ˈʃætɚd/

adj 3

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound

ADV

absolutely, completely, totally

After working double shifts all week, she was absolutely shattered.

pretty

emotionally

He felt emotionally shattered when his best friend moved away without saying goodbye.

Definitions

adj

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.

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.

She refused to see him for two days. He was shattered. He sent his apologies.

Extremely tired or exhausted.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — ruined or disrupted

tattered

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

She refused to see him for two days. He was shattered. He sent his apologies.

Wiktionary

The fall from the ledge shattered his leg.

Tatoeba · #20783

The vase fell to the floor and shattered.

Tatoeba · #23699

The vase crashed and shattered into pieces.

Tatoeba · #23707

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, shattered is marked as British, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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