adj

shattering

adj

Deeply upsetting or devastating.

"It was a shattering blow to lose the final on penalties."

noun

The act or process of breaking violently into pieces.

"The shattering of the window woke the whole street."

How to Use Shattering

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that devastates emotionally, or the physical act of breaking into pieces.

more shattering comparative, shatterings plural, most shattering superlative

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It was a _____ blow to lose the final on penalties.

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