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  • Definition
    • ruin :an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
      • you have brought ruin on this entire family

    • ruin :destroy completely; damage irreparably
      • You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!|The tears ruined her make-up

    • ruin :a ruined building
      • they explored several Roman ruins

    • ruin :destroy or cause to fail
      • This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election

    • ruin :reduce to bankruptcy
      • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!|The slump in the financial markets smashed him

    • ruin :reduce to ruins
      • The country lay ruined after the war

    • ruin :deprive of virginity
      • This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village

    • ruin :the process of becoming dilapidated

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