Definition: ruined or disrupted
Usage: our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity; a tattered remnant of its former strength; my torn and tattered past
Similar words: destroyed
Definition: spoiled or ruined or demolished
Usage: war left many cities destroyed; Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind
Synonyms: tatterdemalion, tattered
Definition: worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
Usage: a man in a tattered shirt; the tattered flag; tied up in tattered brown paper; a tattered barefoot boy; a tatterdemalion prince
Similar words: worn
Definition: affected by wear; damaged by long use
Usage: worn threads on the screw; a worn suit; the worn pockets on the jacket