zersplittern — meaning in English

English meaning

• dissipate verb To gradually scatter or disappear.
• shatter verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.
• splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

zersplittern is used for these senses in English:

• Balkanize (transitive) To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.
• dissipate (transitive) To drive away, disperse.
• shatter (transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

dissipate — full definition

1. verb To gradually scatter or disappear.
2. verb To waste or squander resources, money, or energy.

shatter — full definition

1. verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.
2. verb To destroy or crush something such as hope, confidence, or a plan.
3. noun A fragment of something that has shattered.

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