ruined

Adjective
Synonyms: destroyeddone for(p)sunkundonewashed-upfinished

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. destroyed physically or morallySynonyms: destroyed
  2. doomed to extinctionSynonyms: done for(p)sunkundonewashed-up
  3. brought to ruin“after the revolution the aristocracy was finished”“the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically”Synonyms: finished
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ruin \Ru"in\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruined;p. pr. & vb. n. Ruining.] [Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See Ruin, n.] 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. [1913 Webster]

this mortal house I'll ruin. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

By thee raised, I ruin all my foes. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. --Franklin. [1913 Webster]

By the fireside there are old men seated, Seeling ruined cities in the ashes. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

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