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shattered 1 of 2

adjective

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as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor

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verb

past tense of shatter
1
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of tried to restore their shattered hopes

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as in smashed
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

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as in fractured
to cause to break with violence and much noise shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

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