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- Dictionaryruin/ˈruːɪn/
noun
- 1. the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed: "a large white house falling into gentle ruin" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration: "the castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers" Similar Opposite
- 2. fall headlong or with a crash: literary "carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time"
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RUIN definition: 1. to spoil or destroy something completely: 2. to cause a person or company to lose all their or…. Learn more.
RUIN meaning: 1. to spoil or destroy something completely: 2. to cause a person or company to lose all their or…. Learn more.
ruin: [noun] a falling down : collapse. physical, moral, economic, or social collapse.
To ruin means to wreck or destroy. If you're wearing a long dress, make sure your clumsy brother stays away from you. If he steps on it, it'll rip and be ruined.
Ruin definition: the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay. See examples of RUIN used in a sentence.
10 meanings: 1. a destroyed or decayed building or town 2. the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed 3. loss of.... Click for more definitions.
ruin something to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc. synonym spoil (1), wreck. The bad weather ruined our trip. That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.