ruin in English dictionary

  • ruin

    Meanings and definitions of "ruin"

    • (countable) construction withered by time.
    • (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
    • (uncountable) Something which leads to serious troubles.
    • (transitive) to cause the ruin of.
    • To destroy or make something no longer be able to be for good use.
    • To mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
    • noun
      (countable, sometimes in the plural)
      The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A fall or tumble.
    • noun
      A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to cause the ruin of.
    • verb
      To destroy or make something no longer usable.
    • verb
      To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
    • ruin (a country)
    • eat into (e.g. by worms)
    • ruin(ation)
    • construction withered by time
    • the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed
    • something which leads to serious troubles
    • to cause the ruin of
    • noun
      an event that results in destruction
    • noun
      an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"
    • noun
      a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
    • noun
      destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
    • noun
      failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
    • noun
      the process of becoming dilapidated
    • verb
      deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
    • verb
      destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
    • verb
      destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
    • verb
      fall into ruin
    • verb
      reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
    • verb
      reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

    Synonyms of "ruin" in English dictionary

    wrecking, building, couple are the top synonyms of "ruin" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ruin

    • ruin ( third-person singular simple present ruins, present participle ruining, simple past and past participle ruined)
    • ruin ( plural  ruins)
    • ruin (plural ruins)
    • ruin (third-person singular simple present ruins, present participle ruining, simple past and past participle ruined)
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