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noun [ U ] old-fashioned uk / ˌruː.ɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / us / ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list Add to word list. destruction: Alcohol was the ruination of him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Destroying and demolishing. annihilate. annihilation. apocalypse. bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom. costly.
noun. ru· in· a· tion ˌrü-ə-ˈnā-shən. Synonyms of ruination. : ruin, destruction. Synonyms. death. destruction. downfall. ruin. undoing. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of ruination in a Sentence.
Ruination definition: the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined. . See examples of RUINATION used in a sentence.
Definitions of ruination. noun. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined. synonyms: laying waste, ruin, ruining, wrecking. see more. noun. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction. synonyms: ruin. see more.
The ruination of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.
noun [ U ] old-fashioned us / ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌruː.ɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. destruction: Alcohol was the ruination of him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Destroying and demolishing. annihilate. annihilation. apocalypse. bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom. costly. dynamite. erosionally
Ruination. (See also THWARTING .) cut the ground from under To disprove or invalidate someone’s argument, case, position, etc., by demonstrating that it has no foundation in fact; to devastate someone by destroying his belief in an idea or his faith in a person.
Definition of ruination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Ruination definition: The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.
a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc. a fallen, wrecked, or decayed condition: The building fell to ruin. the downfall, decay, or destruction of anything. the complete loss of health, means, position, hope, or the like. something that causes a downfall or destruction; blight: Alcohol was his ruin. the downfall of a person;
