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Quick definitions from WordNet (ruin)
▸ noun: a ruined building ("They explored several Roman ruins")
▸ noun: an event that results in destruction
▸ noun: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction ("You have brought ruin on this entire family")
▸ noun: destruction achieved by wrecking something
▸ noun: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
▸ noun: the process of becoming dilapidated
▸ verb: destroy or cause to fail ("This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election")
▸ verb: fall into ruin
▸ verb: reduce to ruins ("The country lay ruined after the war")
▸ verb: reduce to bankruptcy
▸ verb: deprive of virginity
▸ verb: destroy completely; damage irreparably ("You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!")
▸ Also see ruins
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to ruin (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of ruin
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▸ noun: a ruined building ("They explored several Roman ruins")
▸ noun: an event that results in destruction
▸ noun: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction ("You have brought ruin on this entire family")
▸ noun: destruction achieved by wrecking something
▸ noun: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
▸ noun: the process of becoming dilapidated
▸ verb: destroy or cause to fail ("This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election")
▸ verb: fall into ruin
▸ verb: reduce to ruins ("The country lay ruined after the war")
▸ verb: reduce to bankruptcy
▸ verb: deprive of virginity
▸ verb: destroy completely; damage irreparably ("You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!")
▸ Also see ruins
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ruin
▸ Usage examples for ruin
▸ Idioms related to ruin (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ruin
▸ Words that often appear near ruin
▸ Rhymes of ruin
▸ Invented words related to ruin