SHATTERED


Meaning of SHATTERED in English

shat ‧ tered /ˈʃætəd $ -ərd/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun]

1 . very shocked and upset:

I wasn’t just disappointed, I was absolutely shattered.

2 . British English informal very tired SYN exhausted :

By the time we got home we were both shattered.

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THESAURUS

▪ tired feeling that you want to sleep or rest:

I was really tired the next day.

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the tired faces of the children

▪ exhausted extremely tired:

I was exhausted after the long trip home.

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He sat down, exhausted.

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She immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.

▪ worn out [not before noun] very tired because you have been working hard:

With three small children to care for, she was always worn out.

▪ weary /ˈwɪəri $ ˈwɪr-/ written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time:

weary travellers

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a weary sigh

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He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office.

▪ fatigued formal very tired:

They were too fatigued to continue with the climb.

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Because of her illness, she often became fatigued.

▪ drained [not before noun] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone:

Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally.

▪ bushed/beat [not before noun] informal very tired:

I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early.

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I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight.

▪ knackered British English , pooped American English [not before noun] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use - do not use it in polite conversation:

By the time I got home I was absolutely knackered.

▪ shattered [not before noun] British English informal extremely tired:

When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night.

▪ dead spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep:

I was absolutely dead by the time I got home.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.