to shatterverb/dɨʃpɨdɐˈsaɾ/mediumdes·pe·da·çarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo break or smash something into many pieces.The glass shattered when it hit the floor.The news shattered his dreams.synsmashfragmentbreakantmendrepairuniteCommon collocationsshatter into piecesshatter a dreamshatter a windowEtymologyDo prefixo 'des-' + 'pedaço' + sufixo '-ar'.Related wordspedaçodespedaçamentoespedaçar