SHATTER

[verb] - to (cause to) break suddenly into very small piecesThe glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. [I]A stone thrown up from the road by the wheel of a passing car shattered the windscreen. [T]His leg was shattered in the accident. [T]Shatter can also mean to end or damage.The book shattered all her illusions about the Romans.All his dreams have been shattered.Noisy motorbikes shattered the peace.