Vocabulary
Shattered
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
very upset.
Urdu meaning
بری طرح نقصان پہنچانا، توڑ دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Modi`s breach of the IWT shattered the myths surrounding it and exposedits disregardforhuman rights, ecological integrity and the Indus basin`s environmental health.
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Myth to malice
— 2026-03-06
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In fact, this dream has been shattered by growing unemployment figures and a rising gap in the ability to generate employment to keep up with the millions of youth entering the labour force each year.
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Absorbing population growth
— 2026-02-21
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Agnes is shattered when she hears William has written Hamlet.
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Grief denied
— 2026-02-15
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That single act of brutality shattered the illusion of permanence the regime had carefully crafted.
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Refusing to inherit failure
— 2025-11-29
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THE silence of a predawn Lahore was shattered by an act of institutional brutality: a latenight operation near Data Darbar by the Lahore Development Authority.
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The captive conscience
— 2025-11-26
Synonyms
exhausted, tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop
Antonyms
fresh as a daisy, raring to go
Curator example
“he was said to be absolutely shattered after losing his job”
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