1. to break suddenly into many small pieces
2. to damage or destroy completely
3. to upset someone very much

1. a fragment or piece of something that has been broken
Usage: usually plural

Examples

• The glass will shatter if you drop it.
• The baseball shattered the window.
• The news shattered her dreams of becoming a doctor.
• His confidence was shattered by the harsh criticism.
• The explosion shattered buildings for miles around.
• She swept up the shatters of the broken vase.
• The mirror lay in shatters on the floor.