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ruin

/ ruin /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
destroy or cause to fail
"This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
Type of:
thwart queer spoil
Kinds of:
undo break shipwreck
Derived:
downfall ruination destroyer ruiner undoer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
reduce to ruins
"The country lay ruined after the war"
Type of:
lay waste to waste devastate
Derived:
laying waste ruining ruination wrecking destroyer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
fall into ruin
Type of:
decay crumble delapidate
Derived:
dilapidation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 4
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
"you have brought ruin on this entire family"
Type of:
devastation desolation
Derived:
destroy
noun Sense 5
an event that results in destruction
Type of:
destruction demolition wipeout
Kinds of:
devastation desolation shipwreck
Derived:
destroy
noun Sense 6
a ruined building
"they explored several Roman ruins"
Type of:
building edifice
noun Sense 7
the process of becoming dilapidated
Type of:
decay
Derived:
dilapidate
noun Sense 8
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
Type of:
failure
Kinds of:
finish
verb Sense 9
deprive of virginity
"This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
Type of:
copulate mate pair
Derived:
defloration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
"The tears ruined her make-up"
Kinds of:
burn fire burn down lay waste to waste
Derived:
laying waste ruining ruination wrecking destroyer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 11
reduce to bankruptcy
"My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
Type of:
impoverish
Derived:
bankruptcy failure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 12
destruction achieved by wrecking something
Type of:
destruction devastation
Derived:
bust up wreck wrack destroy
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
3
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thwart queer spoil undo break shipwreck lay waste to waste devastate decay crumble delapidate