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  • 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 — 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 — 1 verb (T) 1 to spoil or destroy something completely: The rain ruined our holiday. | My new white dress was totally ruined! see destroy 2 to make someone lose all their money: Jefferson was ruined by the law suit. ruined adjective (only before… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ruin — ru|in1 S3 [ˈru:ın] v [T] 1.) to spoil or destroy something completely ▪ This illness has ruined my life. ▪ His career would be ruined. ▪ All this mud s going to ruin my shoes. see usage note ↑destroy 2.) to make someone lose all their money ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ruin — /ˈruən / (say roohuhn) noun 1. (plural) the remains of a fallen building, town, etc., or of anything in a state of destruction or decay: the ruins of an ancient city. 2. a ruined building, town, etc. 3. fallen and wrecked or decayed state;… …  

  • ruin — I UK [ˈruːɪn] / US [ˈruɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms ruin : present tense I/you/we/they ruin he/she/it ruins present participle ruining past tense ruined past participle ruined ** 1) to destroy or severely damage something You ll completely… …   English dictionary

  • ruin — ru|in1 [ ruın ] verb transitive ** to destroy or severely damage something: You ll completely ruin the flowers if you touch them. Any kind of dishonest dealing will ruin his career. She had ruined her mother s chances of getting a job. a. to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 — 1. noun 1) the buildings were saved from ruin Syn: disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, ruination; destruction, demolition, wreckage Ant: preservation, reconstruction 2) (ruins) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • ruin — 1. noun 1) the buildings were saved from ruin Syn: disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, destruction, demolition 2) the ruins of a church Syn: remains, remnants, fragments, rubble …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • ruin — [ˈruːɪn] verb [T] I 1) to spoil or destroy something She had ruined her mother s chances of getting a job.[/ex] 2) to make someone lose all their money or power The scandal that totally ruined him.[/ex] II noun ruin [ˈruːɪn] 1) ruins [plural] the …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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