Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with shatter in American Collocation
shatter
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈʃætər/
suddenly
abruptly
rudely
suddenly
violently
Whatever hopes he may have had in the direction of peace were soon rudely shattered by the Crimean war.
cruelly
brutally
cruelly
Her return to Manchester cruelly shattered her dreams of a happy reunion.
completely
completely
totally
My pre-conceived ideas of Greece were completely shattered.
for ever
irretrievably
irrevocably
His scheme to gain mastery over the world has been irrevocably shattered.
things that are not true or real
dream
illusion
myth
preconceptions
stereotype
It’s cruel to have illusions shattered like this.
peace
calm
peace
silence
tranquillity
Minutes after the missile attack, a massive car bomb shattered the afternoon calm.
feelings
complacency
hope
optimism
Towards the end of the year, his optimism was rudely shattered by the first signs of his illness.