Meaning & use
shattered
Broken suddenly and violently into many small pieces, or, informally, extremely upset or exhausted.
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The vase lay shattered on the floor after the cat knocked it off the shelf.
After the twelve-hour shift, she was completely shattered and went straight to bed.
A note on using this word
In British informal English, shattered commonly means extremely tired, a sense that is less common in American English.
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Words with an opposite meaning
intactwhole
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