1.
very badly damaged
SYN in tatters :
Her nerves were in shreds.
The country's economy is in shreds.
2.
torn in many places :
The document was in shreds on the floor.
1.
very badly damaged
SYN in tatters :
Her nerves were in shreds.
The country's economy is in shreds.
2.
torn in many places :
The document was in shreds on the floor.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005