Definition of: shatter

(shat′ər) v.t.
1. To break into pieces suddenly, as by a blow.
2. To break the health or tone of, as the body or mind; disorder; damage.
3. Obs. To scatter.
—v.i.
4. To break into pieces; burst. See synonyms under BREAK.
—noun Obs.
1. A shattered fragment; a splinter: a tree rent into shatters.
2. A shattered or disordered condition: His nerves are in a shatter. [ME schateren.? Akin to SCATTER.]