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ruin. noun. /ˈruːɪn/. /ˈruːɪn/. Idioms. [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.
/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.
Ruin definition: the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay. See examples of RUIN used in a sentence.
