RUIN
\ɹˈuːɪn], \ɹˈuːɪn], \ɹ_ˈuː_ɪ_n]\
Definitions of RUIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
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failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
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destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
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a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
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an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"
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fall into ruin
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reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
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move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
By Princeton University
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destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
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failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
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destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
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a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
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an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"
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fall into ruin
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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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.
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The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
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That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
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To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
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To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
By Oddity Software
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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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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.
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The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
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That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
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To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
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To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
By Noah Webster.
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Overthrow; destruction; downfall; that which causes destruction or decay; that which remains of something destroyed or fallen into decay; the state of decay or desolation.
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To pull down, destroy, overthrow, or make poor.
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To decay; perish; be brought to poverty and misery.
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Ruination.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A rushing or falling down violently: destruction: overthrow: that which destroys: the remains of a building demolished or decayed (usually in pl.).
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To demolish: to destroy: to defeat: to impoverish.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To bring to ruin; fall into ruin.
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Destruction or a cause of destruction; demolition; decay; desolation.
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Remains of something demolished or decayed.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] That change of any thing which destroys it, or unfits it for use;— fall; overthrow; defeat;— mischief; bane;— destruction; loss; decay;— perdition; eternal misery;- the remains of a demolished or decayed city, fortress, castle, work of art, &c.—the enfeebled powers or faculties, as of the mind in infirmity or disease;— the state of being decayed or worthless.
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