shattered

Etymology

verb

1. simple past and past participle of shatter

adj

1. Physically broken into pieces.
   It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle. 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 30, in The Dust of Conflict
2. Emotionally defeated or dispirited.
   Well, she died after seven years of marriage, and Mill thought that he was shattered, and shattered no doubt he was, in the sense of this absolutely irreparable emotional loss. 2000, Lionel Robbins, A history of economic thought: the LSE lectures, Princeton University Press, page 221
   She refused to see him for two days. He was shattered. He sent his apologies. 2000, Nellie McHenry, chapter 26, in Forbidden Dreams of Love,
   Yes, he had gotten his revenge for my rejection. I was shattered but remained silent. 2010, Mary Alice Beasley, Shattered Lens: A Tale of Domestic Violence and Redemption Through Love, AuthorHouse, page 261
   And oh, maybe I see a part of me in them / The missing piece, always trying to fit in / The shattered heart, hungry for a home / No, you're not alone / I love the broken ones 2011, Dia Frampton (lyrics and music), “The Broken Ones”, in Red, performed by Dia Frampton
3. (Britain, colloquial) Extremely tired or exhausted.
   I stayed up all night working, and now I'm completely shattered.