'Shattered' definitions:

Definition of 'shattered'

From: WordNet
adjective
Ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past" [syn: shattered, tattered]

Definition of 'Shattered'

From: GCIDE
  • Shatter \Shat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]
  • 1. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning. [1913 Webster]
  • A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. [1913 Webster]
  • A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. --Norris. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To scatter about. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. --Milton. [1913 Webster]