ruination

Noun
Synonyms: ruindownfalllaying wasteruiningwrecking

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)

  1. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction“you have brought ruin on this entire family”Synonyms: ruinType of devastation, desolation
  2. an event that results in destructionSynonyms: ruinType of destruction, demolitionKinds shipwreck, devastation
  3. failure that results in a loss of position or reputationSynonyms: downfallruinType of failureKinds finish
  4. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruinedSynonyms: laying wasteruinruiningwreckingType of destruction, devastation

Related words ruin verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ru′in·a′tion noun

Origin: LL. ruinatio.

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

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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