to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.

to damage, as by breaking or crushing

ships shattered by storms.

to impair or destroy (health, nerves, etc.)

The incident shattered his composure.

to weaken, destroy, or refute (ideas, opinions, etc.)

He wanted to shatter her illusions.

to be broken into fragments or become weak or insubstantial.

Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.

verb

fix , mend , aid , assist , help

verb

blast , blight , burst , crack , crash , crunch , crush , dash , demolish , destroy , disable , exhaust , explode , fracture , fragment , fragmentalize , fragmentize , impair , implode , overturn , pulverize , rend , rive , ruin , scrunch , shiver , smash , smash to smithereens , smatter , snap , splinter , splinterize , split , torpedo * , total * , wrack up , wreck , break a heart , devastate , dumbfound , rattle , upset , rift , sunder , bankrupt , break down , cross up , finish , sink , spoil , torpedo , undo , wash up , wrack , annihilate , break , clatter , damage , derange , disorder , dissipate , quash , scatter