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Definition of shattered in English: shatteredadjective ˈʃatədˈʃædərd 1Very upset. he was said to be absolutely shattered after losing his job Synonyms worried, upset, distressed, fraught, devastated 2British informal Exhausted. I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed Example sentencesExamples - At least I get to see my nieces for a few hours near to Christmas this way… we might be shattered after the journey but it will be happy shattered.
- Anyway, nothing happening, France attacking but everyone's shattered apart from Ribery.
Synonyms tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent exhausted, tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent Definition of shattered in US English: shatteredadjectiveˈʃædərdˈSHadərd 1Broken into many pieces. a snaky line of shattered glass Example sentencesExamples - An Army officer whose legs were shattered by a Taliban bomb has become the first British woman soldier to lose a limb in Afghanistan or Iraq.
- The blast destroyed the workshop and shattered windows in nearby houses.
- The land caved into the depths below and the waters of the ocean rushed over the shattered remains.
- Firefighters were called to the scene, extinguished most of the blaze and pulled the pair through the shattered front windscreen.
- The shattered skull of his father displayed what would identify him - a row of gold teeth.
- They must see the burned flesh and the shattered bodies.
- James didn't just stop Cheryl from going to the doctor with a shattered arm.
- Meanwhile, seven police personnel were injured, while all the windows on the front of Manggarai police headquarters were shattered.
- The tibia portion broke in half at his heel bone, which was shattered.
- The resulting explosion killed the crew, destroyed the bridge and a nearby house, and shattered windows up to a mile away.
- The next six months were spent in hospital, undergoing extensive head and brain surgery to re-build his shattered skull.
- The strength of this explosion was such that the windows of most neighbouring shops were shattered too.
- The illustrations are not meant to be accurate renditions of the ruined docks or the shattered tobacco factory.
- On July 9, 1984, York Minster was hit by a devastating fire, leaving its famous rose window in shattered fragments.
- Hungarian Karoly Takacs learned to use his left hand after his right was shattered by a grenade - and won gold in pistol shooting.
- The gunmen fired mostly at random, striking cops and monks alike; the windows in several vehicles shattered.
- Then arose the cries of the maimed and suffering; the few who remained unhurt hastened to escape from the shattered cars.
- Today it is a shattered edifice, with bloodstains on the floor.
- Fellow hostess Simone Irwin couldn't make it due to a skiing accident - a shattered upper arm.
- The government swiftly had to restore order to meet its citizens ' pressing needs and rebuild its shattered infrastructure.
- 1.1 (of something abstract) damaged or destroyed.
a pale illusion of their shattered dreams Example sentencesExamples - Orman knows more than most how easily dreams can be shattered.
- His belief in the whole system was shattered.
- My meditation on the awakening day is shattered.
- We are not unique… all these other people have had their lives shattered by tragedy, too.
- The delicate coalition Bush put together in 2004 is shattered.
- Hall has talent, but his confidence might have been shattered by a late-season benching.
- God was with us all that day, no injuries, but some shattered nerves for a few people.
- I have been shattered by the whole ordeal.
- That was the first time in my life that my faith was truly shattered.
- Now, their world has been cruelly shattered.
- In a world of magic and sorcery a generation of peace is about to be shattered by a seemingly unstoppable invader.
- Energy Minister Brian Wilson today unveiled a "powerful" £ 40 million rescue package for the shattered mining community in Selby.
- But the amicable atmosphere was about to be shattered.
- That peace, Brecht knew, was about to be shattered.
- Sadly, for those of a Welsh persuasion, those dreams were rudely shattered within minutes of the resumption.
- A shattered church does not mean a shattered faith.
- Here, lives are shattered, not cohesive.
- The old order was shattered by the losses of the First World War.
- My childhood image of him was shattered.
- This history accounts for a novel whose pages are littered with sad, shattered families.
- 1.2British informal Exhausted.
I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed Example sentencesExamples - For some reason feel very shattered.
- Time off is good for you if you're shattered.
- I was drained and shattered.
- Sneering with disdain at the shattered panel of tasters, I calmly filled another glass.
- I'm just a tad shattered.
- By the time they scale the building they would probably be too shattered to do anything anyway.
- I don't remember, just that he was absolutely shattered by the end of it!
- They must have been exhausted by the end, but probably not as physically shattered as the performers themselves.
- He said: "I go after work and am absolutely shattered by the time I get home."
- After training every day, I was so shattered I was going to my bed.
- I came out of that feeling rather shattered.
Synonyms tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent
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