ruinationn.

Brit.

/ˌruːᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌruəˈneɪʃən/

Forms: 1500s– ruination; English regional (Berkshire) 1800s– ruinaaytion; also Scottish 1900s– ruinashen (Shetland).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruinate v., -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < ruinate v. + -ion suffix¹: see -ation suffix. Compare post-classical Latin ruinatio (1591 or earlier).The Italian passage translated in quot. 1599 does not contain a parallel formation.

The action of ruining someone or something; the fact or state of being ruined; a cause of ruin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun]

end832

bale-sithea1000

wrakea1275

wonderc1275

destroyingc1300

destruction1340

contritionc1384

stroying1396

undoing1398

tininga1400

ruinc1425

fatec1430

fordoingc1450

perishing?1523

shipwreck1526

pernicion?1530

ruining1562

ruinating1587

defeasance1590

defeature1592

breakneck1598

ruination1599

defeat1600

doom1609

planet-striking1611

mismaking1615

rasurea1616

destructa1638

perition1640

interemption1656

smashing1821

degrowth1876

uncreation1884

creative destruction1927

1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. Fiij Those proud clouds aspiring wals of Troy, Nere to brought by force to ruination.

1622 ‘Jack Dawe’ Vox Graculi 43 The reparation of the one, being the ruination of the other.

1664 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1857) II. 34 To ye terrour, damage, and ruination of the complaynants.

1722 H. Carey Hanging & Marriage ii. 15 As for t'other dizled out Gipsy, she has toslicated the poor Brains o' thee, and brought thee to Ruination.

1786 A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscretions III. 142 It may be the ruination of you, besides costing a power of money.

1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross II. 232 I began to feel a few very conscientious qualms, for having abetted and countenanced such ruination.

1852 C. Reade Peg Woffington (1889) 82 Strong versatility is a very doubtful good, and weak versatility ruination.

1885 R. W. Dixon Hist. Church Eng. III. 417 It was left for posterity..to meet public necessity by private ruination.

1930 Rotarian Jan. 19/2 Bankruptcy means a forced sale with huge stocks of merchandise dumped on the market to the ruination of all other business.

1959 J. Cameron 1914 vi. 99 It came about that the French attack was to crumble to ruination while von Moltke's right wing curved behind them in the ordained sweep of the Schlieffen Plan.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 36/4 They don't know how to say no, and that's been their ruination.

Compounds

General attributive. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xlvii You'll have a wife to keep soon, and that isn't done for nothing..—pin-money, ruination-shops [etc.].

1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne II. xiv. 302 He said it was ruination work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruination
释义	ruinationn. Brit. /ˌruːᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌruəˈneɪʃən/ Forms: 1500s– ruination; English regional (Berkshire) 1800s– ruinaaytion; also Scottish 1900s– ruinashen (Shetland). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruinate v., -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < ruinate v. + -ion suffix¹: see -ation suffix. Compare post-classical Latin ruinatio (1591 or earlier).The Italian passage translated in quot. 1599 does not contain a parallel formation. The action of ruining someone or something; the fact or state of being ruined; a cause of ruin. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] end832 bale-sithea1000 wrakea1275 wonderc1275 destroyingc1300 destruction1340 contritionc1384 stroying1396 undoing1398 tininga1400 ruinc1425 fatec1430 fordoingc1450 perishing?1523 shipwreck1526 pernicion?1530 ruining1562 ruinating1587 defeasance1590 defeature1592 breakneck1598 ruination1599 defeat1600 doom1609 planet-striking1611 mismaking1615 rasurea1616 destructa1638 perition1640 interemption1656 smashing1821 degrowth1876 uncreation1884 creative destruction1927 1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. Fiij Those proud clouds aspiring wals of Troy, Nere to brought by force to ruination. 1622 ‘Jack Dawe’ Vox Graculi 43 The reparation of the one, being the ruination of the other. 1664 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1857) II. 34 To ye terrour, damage, and ruination of the complaynants. 1722 H. Carey Hanging & Marriage ii. 15 As for t'other dizled out Gipsy, she has toslicated the poor Brains o' thee, and brought thee to Ruination. 1786 A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscretions III. 142 It may be the ruination of you, besides costing a power of money. 1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross II. 232 I began to feel a few very conscientious qualms, for having abetted and countenanced such ruination. 1852 C. Reade Peg Woffington (1889) 82 Strong versatility is a very doubtful good, and weak versatility ruination. 1885 R. W. Dixon Hist. Church Eng. III. 417 It was left for posterity..to meet public necessity by private ruination. 1930 Rotarian Jan. 19/2 Bankruptcy means a forced sale with huge stocks of merchandise dumped on the market to the ruination of all other business. 1959 J. Cameron 1914 vi. 99 It came about that the French attack was to crumble to ruination while von Moltke's right wing curved behind them in the ordained sweep of the Schlieffen Plan. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 36/4 They don't know how to say no, and that's been their ruination. Compounds General attributive. Now rare. ΚΠ 1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xlvii You'll have a wife to keep soon, and that isn't done for nothing..—pin-money, ruination-shops [etc.]. 1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne II. xiv. 302 He said it was ruination work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599
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