Definition of ruin

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Ruin (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes..

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Unruinate :: Unruinate (a.) Alt. of Unruinate.
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
Ruinate :: Ruinate (v. t.) To cause to fall; to cast down.
Spoil :: Spoil (v. t.) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading..
Destruction :: Destruction (n.) The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.
Fordone :: Fordone (a.) Undone; ruined.
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman..
Utterly :: Utterly (adv.) In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain..
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
Overthrow :: Overthrow (n.) The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.
Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck..
Dissolution :: Dissolution (n.) Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.
Ruined :: Ruined (imp. & p. p.) of Rui.
Lorn :: Lorn (a.) Lost; undone; ruined.
Mynchery :: Mynchery (n.) A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England.
Shendship :: Shendship (n.) Harm; ruin; also, reproach; disgrace..
Ruination :: Ruination (n.) The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined..
Debris :: Debris (n.) Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins..
Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo.
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