Vocabulary
Shatter
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.
Urdu meaning
چکنا چور ہو جانا ، بکھر جانا، توڑ دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Each rain bomb can shatter homes, disrupt livelihood, and overwhelm fragile ecosystems.
- A wider regional war now looms after Israel`s assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon, threatening to shatter its fragile truce with Hezbollah.
- With this avenue also taken away, it is clear the Taliban will stop at nothing to completely shatter any dreams and ambitions the women of the country may dare to possess.
- Such incidents only serve to shatter the trust of ordinary citizens in the state.
Synonyms
smash, smash to smithereens, break, break into pieces, burst, blow out, explode
Curator example
“bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded”
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