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   Ru·in

   /ˈro͞oˌin/

   

   noun

   • 1. the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed: "a large white house falling into gentle ruin"
   • ▪ the remains of a building, typically an old one, that has suffered much damage or disintegration: "the ruins of the castle"
   • ▪ the disastrous disintegration of someone's life: "the ruin and heartbreak wrought by alcohol, divorce, and violence"
   • ▪ the cause of the disintegration of a person's life or loss of their assets: "they don't know how to say no, and that's been their ruin"
   • ▪ the complete loss of one's money and other assets: "the financial cost could mean ruin"

   verb

   • 1. reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration: "the castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers" Similar destroydevastatelay wasteleave in ruinswreak havoc onravageleave desolaterazedemolishblastwreckwipe outflattenlevelcrusharchaic:wasteOpposite rebuildrepair
   • ▪ cause great and usually irreparable damage or harm to; have a disastrous effect on: "a noisy freeway has ruined village life" Similar wreckdestroydevastatewreak havoc onreduce to nothingdamagespoilmarinjureblastblightsmashshatterdashtorpedoscotchmake a mess ofmess upsabotagepoisoninformal:louse upscrew upfoul upput the kibosh onbanjaxdo forblow a hole innixqueerscuppercock updishmullereuchrecruelvulgar slang:fuck uparchaic:bring to naughtOpposite restoresave
   • ▪ reduce to a state of poverty: "they were ruined by the highest interest rates this century" Similar bankruptmake bankruptcause to go bankruptmake insolventimpoverishreduce to penury/destitutionbring to ruinbring someone to their kneeswipe outbreakcripplerare:pauperizebeggar
   • 2. fall headlong or with a crash: literary "carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   the downfall, decay, or destruction of anything. Synonyms: wreck, defeat, overthrow, fall. Antonyms: creation, construction. the complete loss of health, means, position, hope, or the like. something that causes a downfall or destruction; blight: Alcohol was his ruin. the downfall of a person; undoing: Fate decreed the ruin of Oedipus.

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   verb. destroy or cause to fail. “This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election”. see more. verb. destroy completely; damage irreparably. “You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”. “The tears ruined her make-up”. synonyms: destroy.

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   [uncountable] the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged. A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution. The house had been left to go to ruin. The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.

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   /ˈruːɪn/ Verb Forms. ruin something to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc. synonym spoil (1), wreck. The bad weather ruined our trip. That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. My new shoes got ruined in the mud. The crops were ruined by the late frost. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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   ruin. verb [ T ] uk / ˈruːɪn / us. ruin verb [T] (SPOIL) Add to word list. B2. to spoil or destroy something: [ often passive ] They were late and the dinner was ruined. It's ruining his health living in that damp house. Fewer examples. Circumstances had conspired to ruin her plans. You've ruined it! - Now I'll have to do it over.

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   Ruin definition, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece. See more.

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   1 day ago · 1. a destroyed or decayed building or town. 2. the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed. 3. loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall. 4. something that is severely damaged. his life was a ruin.