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.
A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted
subjects.
Locke.
2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in
intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.
A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor.
Norris.