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   Ru·in·a·tion

   /ˌro͞oəˈnāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined: "commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people"
   • ▪ the state of being ruined: "the headquarters fell into ruination"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from the verb ruinate (from late Latin ruinat- ‘ruined’, from the verb ruinare, from ruina ruin) + -ion.

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   What does ruination mean?

   • The ruination of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined. Money was the ruination of him. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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   What is ruination based on?

   • Ruination is the combined form of the Commandos, the Decepticons' military squad. While the minds and bodies of all five Commandos come together to make him, Armorhide, Movor, Rollbar, and Ro-Tor cede all control to their leader Mega-Octane to make Ruination a more coordinated, intelligent and deadly warrior, whose only interest is in fighting.

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   How does ruination work?

   • Ruination deals damage, removing half of the target's current HP. Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Ruination is a dark-type move introduced in Generation IX.

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   What are some examples of humanity's ruination of the natural world?

   • Recent Examples on the Web Noise is another dimension of humanity’s ruination of the natural world. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Reid, who died in late 2021, lived to see the utter ruination of his plans by his own actions.

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   Ruination definition: the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined. . See examples of RUINATION used in a sentence.

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   RUINATION definition: 1. destruction: 2. destruction: . Learn more.

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   3 days ago · a person who shows an excessive enthusiasm for ferns. SEE FULL DEFINITION. SEE PREVIOUS WORDS. 2 senses: 1. the act of ruining or the state of being ruined 2. something that causes ruin.... Click for more definitions.

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   ruination: 1 n destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined Synonyms: laying waste , ruin , ruining , wrecking Type of: destruction , devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists n an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction Synonyms: ruin ...