shattered mirror

Broken looking glass

A shattered mirror is one that has been broken into pieces, typically with cracks radiating from a point of impact.

The phrase often carries superstitious weight—breaking a mirror supposedly brings seven years of bad luck.

Figuratively, a shattered mirror suggests a fractured self-image or distorted reflection of reality: The divorce left her staring into a shattered mirror of who she thought she was.

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symbolic meaning

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Favorable sign of future

lucky charm · clarity · wholeness · unity

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Vertical reflective surface showing entirety

vanity mirror

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G