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Noun: ruin rooun- An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
"you have brought ruin on this entire family"
- ruination - A ruined building
"they explored several Roman ruins" - The process of becoming dilapidated
- dilapidation - An event that results in destruction
- ruination - Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- downfall, ruination - Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- laying waste, ruining, ruination, wrecking
Verb: ruin rooun- Destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
- destroy, spiflicate, spifflicate - Destroy or cause to fail
"This behaviour will ruin your chances of winning the election" - Reduce to bankruptcy
- bankrupt, break, smash - Reduce to ruins
"The country lay ruined after the war" - Deprive of virginity
- deflower - Fall into ruin
Derived forms: ruins, ruining, ruined See also: ruiner, ruinous Type of: baffle, bilk, building, copulate, couple, cross, crumble, decay, demolition, desolate, desolation, destruction, devastate, devastation, dilapidate, edifice, failure, foil, frustrate, impoverish, lay waste, lay waste to, mate, pair, queer, ravage, scotch, scourge, spoil, thwart, waste, wipeout Encyclopedia: Ruin |