| ruin | | |
| n. (state) | 1. ruin, ruination | an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction.; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" |
| ~ desolation, devastation | the state of being decayed or destroyed. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. ruin | a ruined building.; "they explored several Roman ruins" |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| n. (process) | 3. dilapidation, ruin | the process of becoming dilapidated. |
| ~ decay | the process of gradually becoming inferior. |
| n. (event) | 4. ruin, ruination | an event that results in destruction. |
| ~ demolition, wipeout, destruction | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. |
| ~ devastation, desolation | an event that results in total destruction. |
| ~ shipwreck | an irretrievable loss.; "that was the shipwreck of their romance" |
| n. (event) | 5. downfall, ruin, ruination | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation. |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ finish | the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict).; "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" |
| n. (act) | 6. laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining, wrecking | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined. |
| ~ destruction, devastation | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. |
| v. (contact) | 7. destroy, ruin | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| ~ burn, burn down, fire | destroy by fire.; "They burned the house and his diaries" |
| ~ devastate, lay waste to, ravage, desolate, scourge, waste | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" |
| ~ ravage, harry | make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes. |
| ~ break | find a flaw in.; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" |
| ~ bust, break | ruin completely.; "He busted my radio!" |
| ~ vandalise, vandalize | destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism.; "vandalize the park" |
| ~ do a job on | destroy completely or make ugly or useless.; "The dog did a job on my pillow"; "The seamstress did a job on my wedding gown" |
| ~ subvert | destroy completely.; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis" |
| ~ get | overcome or destroy.; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" |
| ~ devour | destroy completely.; "Fire had devoured our home" |
| ~ despoil, rape, plunder, violate, spoil | destroy and strip of its possession.; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
| ~ explode | destroy by exploding.; "The enemy exploded the bridge" |
| ~ consume | destroy completely.; "The fire consumed the building" |
| ~ shipwreck | destroy a ship.; "The vessel was shipwrecked" |
| ~ bust up, wrack, wreck | smash or break forcefully.; "The kid busted up the car" |
| ~ kick down, kick in | open violently.; "kick in the doors" |
| ~ wash out | wear or destroy by the force of water.; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges" |
| v. (social) | 8. ruin | destroy or cause to fail.; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" |
| ~ frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoil | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" |
| ~ undo | cause the ruin or downfall of.; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign" |
| ~ break | cause the failure or ruin of.; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" |
| ~ shipwreck | ruin utterly.; "You have shipwrecked my career" |
| v. (possession) | 9. bankrupt, break, ruin, smash | reduce to bankruptcy.; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" |
| ~ impoverish | make poor. |
| v. (contact) | 10. ruin | reduce to ruins.; "The country lay ruined after the war" |
| ~ devastate, lay waste to, ravage, desolate, scourge, waste | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" |
| v. (contact) | 11. deflower, ruin | deprive of virginity.; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| v. (change) | 12. ruin | fall into ruin. |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
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