Definition of Ruination

1. Noun. An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction. "You have brought ruin on this entire family"

Exact synonyms: Ruin
Generic synonyms: Desolation, Devastation
Derivative terms: Ruin, Ruinous, Ruin

2. Noun. An event that results in destruction.
Exact synonyms: Ruin
Generic synonyms: Demolition, Destruction, Wipeout
Specialized synonyms: Desolation, Devastation, Shipwreck
Derivative terms: Ruin, Ruinous

3. Noun. Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation.
Exact synonyms: Downfall, Ruin
Generic synonyms: Failure
Specialized synonyms: Finish
Derivative terms: Ruin

4. Noun. Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined.
Exact synonyms: Laying Waste, Ruin, Ruining, Wrecking
Generic synonyms: Destruction, Devastation
Derivative terms: Ruin, Ruin, Ruin, Ruin, Ruin, Wreck

Definition of Ruination

1. n. The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.

Definition of Ruination

1. Noun. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction. ¹

2. Noun. The act of ruining or wrecking. ¹

3. Noun. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost. ¹

4. Noun. A loss of reputation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ruination

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruination

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rugous
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rugrats
rugs
rugula
rugulah
rugulose
ruhmkorff's coil
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ruinating
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ruiner
ruiners
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ruinously
ruinousness
ruinousnesses
ruins

Literary usage of Ruination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"It was the ruination of him, and for what he done, he will be rewarded with infamy ; for his name will ..."

2. Faith and Morals: I.--Faith as Ritschl Defined It. II.--The Moral Law as by Wilhelm Herrmann, Donald Matheson, Robert W. Stewart (1904)
"For this reason the disappearance of sincerity from one of the sides of life means the ruination of the other side as well. 1x. This loss of sincerity is ..."

3. The Diary of Ralph Thoresby... (1677-1724): Now First Published from the by Ralph Thoresby (1830)
"... ruination, and thought once of choosing Alderman Milner, and cousin Wilson, our new Recorder, who would, no doubt, have discharged the trust as ..."

4. An Essay on the Uterine Haemorrhage which Precedes the Delivery of the Full by Edward Rigby (1822)
"... ruination I found the Placenta was not in the way. I thought it right to wait for the natural pains, which proved sufficient to expel the child with ..."

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