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Ruin
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- 1 The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. countable, in-plural, sometimes
"The Veian and the Gabian towirs shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ruins lay."
- 2 destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined wordnet
- 3 The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. uncountable
"The monastery has fallen into ruin."
- 4 a ruined building wordnet
- 5 Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. uncountable
"Gambling has been the ruin of many."
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- 6 failure that results in a loss of position or reputation wordnet
- 7 The act of ruining something. countable, uncountable
- 8 an event that results in destruction wordnet
- 9 The act of ruining something.; Clipping of ruined orgasm abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
- 10 the process of becoming dilapidated wordnet
- 11 A fall or tumble. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"His ruin startled th’ other steeds."
- 12 an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction wordnet
- 13 A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow. countable, uncountable
"the ruin of a ship or an army"
- 14 Complete financial loss; bankruptcy. uncountable
- 1 To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business. transitive
"With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!"
- 2 fall into ruin wordnet
- 3 To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
"He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them."
- 4 deprive of virginity wordnet
- 5 To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
"By the fireside there are old men seated, / Seeing ruined cities in the ashes."
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- 6 destroy completely; damage irreparably wordnet
- 7 To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
"My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation."
- 8 reduce to ruins wordnet
- 9 To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
"I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me."
- 10 reduce to bankruptcy wordnet
- 11 To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
- 12 destroy or cause to fail wordnet
- 13 To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- 14 To fall into a state of decay. obsolete
"Though he his house of polisht marble build, / Yet shall it ruine like the Moth's fraile cell"
- 15 To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of. historical, transitive
"The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls."
Etymology
From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“I fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).
From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“I fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).
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