shattering

Definitions

The act or process of breaking or causing to break suddenly into many small pieces.

Extremely overwhelming or devastating, typically in reference to an emotional experience or news.

Very loud or intense, often used to describe a noise or sound.

Examples

The shattering glass echoed through the empty hallway.

She received the shattering news that her childhood home had been destroyed in the fire.

The team suffered a shattering defeat in the final minutes of the championship game.

Synonyms

devastating crushing destructive overwhelming traumatic fragmenting splintering

Antonyms

constructive healing strengthening mending restorative uplifting fortifying