Ruined

//ˈruː.ɪnd// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ruin form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    In a state of ruin; dilapidated.

    "At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest."

  2. 2
    Bankrupt.
  3. 3
    incapacitated by drugs or alcohol slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    brought to ruin wordnet
  2. 2
    destroyed physically or morally wordnet
  3. 3
    doomed to extinction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
destroyeddesolateall up withausgespieltbankruptbattered

Example

More examples

"Yugoslavia says it's not responsible for the actions of Serbian militias in Bosnia which have killed thousands, ruined cities, and turned 1.3 million people into refugees over the last three months."

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