Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shatter

3 senses of shatter

Sense 1
shatter -- (break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered")
       => burst, bust -- (break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst")

Sense 2
shatter -- (damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered her life")
       => damage -- (inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree")

Sense 3
shatter -- (cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate")
       => break -- (destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match")