单词	ruinous
释义	ruinous adjective ru·​in·​ous ˈrü-ə-nəs  1 : dilapidated, ruined 2 : causing or tending to cause ruin ruinously adverb ruinousness noun Synonyms calamitous cataclysmal cataclysmic catastrophic damning destructive disastrous fatal fateful unfortunate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The house has fallen into a ruinous state. a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt Recent Examples on the Web In 1891, as populists agitated to flood the country’s monetary system with silver—to inflate away the debt burden on Western and Southern Democrats—Cleveland issued an open letter warning of the policy’s potentially ruinous effects. Troy Senik, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 New national test results show the ruinous effects of the pandemic on students. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Such losses can be ruinous for families, which face food insecurity as a result, The Washington Post reported last year. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 The too-good-to-be-sustainable price point proved to be economically ruinous, and eventually in early 2020, Helios and Matheson Analytics, which owned MoviePass, filed for bankruptcy after running out of cash. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 Cantankerous civil servants wearing dental braces might protest that being forced to display their teeth subjected them to psychologically ruinous workplace humiliation. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 But a clash is brewing over what many take as a potentially ruinous threat to that quest. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022 And yet, Musk welcoming the barbarians back inside the gates could prove financially ruinous. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 May 2022 Lopez pleaded guilty to robbing a male jogger that same night to avoid a more ruinous rape conviction. al, 25 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition ruinous adjective ru·​in·​ous ˈrü-ə-nəs  : causing or likely to cause collapse or destruction a ruinous war ruinous adjective 1 as in disastrous bringing about ruin or misfortune a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance disastrous fatal catastrophic unfortunate destructive calamitous cataclysmic damning fateful damaging apocalyptic injurious detrimental pernicious harmful baneful deleterious apocalyptical cataclysmal adverse hapless ill-starred prejudicial luckless noxious evil ill-fated hurtful baleful ill Antonyms & Near Antonyms fortuitous happy providential fortunate promising lucky fair propitious rosy fluky optimistic golden auspicious encouraging bright flukey hopeful upbeat heartening rose-colored See More 2 as in devastating causing or tending to cause destruction a ruinous windstorm destroyed the crops Synonyms & Similar Words devastating disastrous destructive devastative calamitous deadly poisonous fatal cataclysmic lethal fell annihilatory murderous detrimental harmful pernicious cataclysmal virulent deleterious deathly killer pestilent antibiotic baleful mortal biocidal vital Antonyms & Near Antonyms protective constructive nondestructive productive creative harmless useful formative innocuous innocent helpful healthful preservative healthy wholesome ameliorative salubrious inoffensive nonfatal nonlethal See More
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