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   Ruined

   /ˈro͞oˌind/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a building or place) reduced to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration: "a ruined castle" Similar derelictin ruinsgone to rack and ruindilapidatedruinoustumbledownramshacklebroken-downdecrepitin disrepairfalling to piecesfalling apartcrumblingdecayingdisintegratingneglecteduncared-forinformal:shamblyshackymuntedliterary:blastedOpposite intactwell maintained
   • ▪ having been irreparably damaged or harmed: "his ruined career" Similar destroyedin ruinsin piecesin ashesfalling down about one's earsoverfinishedat an endinformal:in tattersin shredson the rocksdone fortoastOpposite flourishing

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • U

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   • N

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   • D

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