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| shat·ter [ sháttər ] |
verb (past and past participle shat·tered, present participle shat·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular shat·ters) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb smash into pieces: to break suddenly into many small brittle pieces, or cause something to break in this way
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2. transitive verb destroy hope or belief: to destroy something that somebody believed in or hoped for
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3. transitive verb shock somebody: to shock and distress somebody badly
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4. intransitive verb U.S. agriculture shed plant parts: to drop petals, ripe fruit, or leaves
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plural noun shat·ters |
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fragments: fragments made by shattering something
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| [14th century. Ultimately < Indo-European, "split apart"] |
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  shat·ter·er noun |
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