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- pronunciation:
- ru
ihn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Ruin is the complete destruction of something. If building a new road causes the ruin of a forest, for example, it means that the building of the road destroys the forest completely.
The huge earthquake caused the ruin of the city.- synonyms:
- decay, destruction
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| definition 2: |
When we say that something is in ruins, we mean that it is completely destroyed or broken down.
After the tornado, the house was in ruins.- synonyms:
- debris
- similar words:
- destruction
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| definition 3: |
Ruins are what remains of a structure or place after it has been mostly destroyed by something or slowly broken down over time because of natural events like storms and earthquakes.
The ruins of an ancient temple can be seen up on that hill.The ruins of the city were discovered only recently.
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| related words: |
catastrophe, waste |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ruins, ruining, ruined |
| definition 1: |
To ruin something means to damage it completely. When a flood ruins a city, it destroys the city.
The disease ruined the crops.We made a big sandcastle at the beach, but the waves ruined it.The hurricane ruined many houses.- synonyms:
- destroy, wreck
- antonyms:
- repair, restore
- similar words:
- break, dash, shatter, smash, spoil, waste
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| definition 2: |
When something ruins another thing, that other thing is not perfect or good anymore. If your brother ruins your party, he does something that makes you really unhappy and now you can't enjoy the party. If your cat ruins your couch, the couch is not nice or good anymore even if you can still sit on it.
Rachel spilled her soda on my picture and ruined it.Walking in all that mud ruined my sandals.The fight Eric and Trevor had ruined their friendship.- synonyms:
- spoil, wreck
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| definition 3: |
When something ruins a person, it destroys them in some way. Maybe it makes them lose all their money or all their friends, or maybe it destroys their health. When someone is ruined, they can't recover, or they feel that they can never recover.
The man lost all his money gambling, and it ruined him.- synonyms:
- destroy
- similar words:
- break, defeat, wreck
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| related words: |
damage, kill, level |
Word Builder: ruin +
- ruined:
wrecked; destroyed.
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