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to damage or wreck
ruin, ruination(noun)an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
"you have brought ruin on this entire family"
ruin(noun)a ruined building
"they explored several Roman ruins"
dilapidation, ruin(noun)the process of becoming dilapidated
ruin, ruination(noun)an event that results in destruction
downfall, ruin, ruination(noun)failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking(verb)destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
destroy, ruin(verb)destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
ruin(verb)destroy or cause to fail
"This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash(verb)reduce to bankruptcy
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
ruin(verb)reduce to ruins
"The country lay ruined after the war"
deflower, ruin(verb)deprive of virginity
"This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
ruin(verb)fall into ruin
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or uselessa vicious bombardment that left the building in ruins
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyedthe ruins of an abandoned abbey
the inability to pay one's debtsthe family faces ruin if the chief breadwinner doesn't find another job very soon
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of lifethe politician's eventual ruin would be a sexual indiscretion
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debtsafter he was ruined by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the industrialist was forced to sell his mansion and start all over again
to bring destruction to (something) through violent actiontornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness ofa huge fire that ruined an entire city block
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