shatter
/ˈʃætər/ verbDefinition
BREAK [I, T] › to break into very small pieces, or to make something break into very small pieces: Someone threw a stone at the car, shattering the windscreen.
DESTROY [T] › to destroy something good, such as your confidence, hopes, or belief in something: The accident completely shattered her confidence.
(Definition of shatter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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