English Explanatory Dictionary

ruin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
The act of ruining something.
Clipping of ruined orgasm
A fall or tumble.
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.

verb

To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
To fall into a state of decay.
To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹuː.ɪn/ [ˈɹuwɪn] en-us-ruin.ogg

Word forms

ruin ruins ruining ruined ruint

Etymology

From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).

Synonyms

wreckage beggar destitute pauperize depauperate depauperize embeggar empoverish immiserate impoor impoverish poor poverish ruin destroy fordo ruinate annihilate aerosolize atomize benothing bewreck blot out blotto dash decompose demolish desolate devastate diffuse disintegrate disperse dissolve eliminate eradicate erase exterminate extinguish extirpate fuck harry jazz lay waste level liquidate nuke obliterate overthrow overturn pull down pulverize race raze ravage ravel remove stamp out total subvert unbreed

Antonyms

build construct found produce unruin

Related words

life-ruining ruination ruinable ruiner ruinous ruint

Derived words

blue ruin gambler's ruin modern ruin mother's ruin rack and ruin ruination ruiniform ruinism ruinless ruinlike ruin of the year ruin pub ruin-restoration creationism ruin theory ruin value wrack and ruin

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