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  • ruin — n. & v. n. 1 a destroyed or wrecked state. 2 a person s or thing s downfall or elimination (the ruin of my hopes). 3 a the complete loss of one s property or position (bring to ruin). b a person who has suffered ruin. 4 (in sing. or pl.) the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ruin — 1. noun /ˈɹuːɪn,ɹʊɪ̪n/ a) construction withered by time. The monastery has fallen into ruin. b) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. Gambling has been the ruin to many. 2 …   Wiktionary

  • ruin — n Ruin, havoc, devastation, destruction are comparable when they mean the bringing about of disaster or what is left by a disaster. They are general terms which do not definitely indicate the cause or the effect yet suggest the kind of force… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ruin — [ro͞o′ən] n. [ME ruine < OFr < L ruina < ruere, to fall, hurl to the ground < IE * ereu < base * er , to set in motion, erect > RUN, RISE] 1. Archaic a falling down, as of a building, wall, etc. 2. [pl.] the remains of a fallen… …   English World dictionary

  • Ruin — Ru in, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruined};p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruining}.] [Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See {Ruin}, n.] To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ruin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. destruction, downfall, perdition; wreck, remains, relic. See failure, remainder. v. t. wreck, raze, demolish; impoverish, seduce, etc. See impurity, poverty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …   English dictionary for students

  • ruin — ▪ I. ruin ru‧in 1 [ˈruːn] noun [uncountable] 1. when you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had of you: • The war plunged the country into economic ruin. • a company on the brink of financial ruin (=… …   Financial and business terms

  • ruin — [[t]ru͟ːɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ ruins, ruining, ruined 1) VERB To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it. [V n] My wife was ruining her health through worry... [V n] Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been… …   English dictionary

  • ruin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse Date: 12th century 1. a. archaic a falling down ; collapse < from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ruin — n 1. devastation, desolation, ravagement, havoc, destruction; dilapidation, ruination, wreck, wreckage, wrack, wrack and ruin; disruption, upheaval; crash, collision, crack up. 2. overthrow, overturn, subversion, suppression, subdual, conquest;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • bring to ruin — cause destruction, destroy, demolish …   English contemporary dictionary

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