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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Attest :: Attest (v. t.) To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence..
Mar :: Mar (v.) To spoil; to ruin.
Pruinous :: Pruinous (a.) Frosty; pruinose.
Mine :: Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means..
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
Brike :: Brike (n.) A breach; ruin; downfall; peril.
Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo.
Destructiveness :: Destructiveness (n.) The quality of destroying or ruining.
Fordo :: Fordo (v. i.) To destroy; to undo; to ruin.
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like..
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow..
Overthrow :: Overthrow (v. t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
Misconstruing :: Misconstruing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misconstru.
Utter :: Utter (a.) Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness..
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
Waste :: Waste (a.) To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy.
Destroyer :: Destroyer (n.) One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge..
Ruinate :: Ruinate (v. i.) To fall; to tumble.
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
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