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Very shocking or upsetting
“A distant acquaintance of mine, who has an African mother and a French father, came out with a shattering truth.”
Disastrous or destructive
Shrill or discordant to the ears
Bursting
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong
Requiring or involving great mental or physical effort
Destroying
Causing surprising negative emotions
The cracking or breaking of a hard object, material, or bone structure
The act, process or result of causing significant damage to something
Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something
The act of something breaking into pieces
A rattling noise, or a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds
Present participle for break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces
“If she touched her, she was worried the child might break, shatter into a million pieces at the shock of the touch in her personal space.”
Present participle for to destroy by, or as if by, an explosion
“An individual may need a crisis to shatter his ego and thereby overwhelm the yetzer hara.”
Present participle for to upset (someone) greatly
“The tragedy which had shattered him.”
Present participle for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact
Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
Present participle for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to
Present participle for to dishearten or demoralize one's spirit
Present participle for to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex
Present participle for to feel, or cause to feel, great distress or anguish
Present participle for to make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound
Present participle for to make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless
Present participle for to cause to become angry
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