ruination
noun/ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
Definitions
The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
- As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through.
The act of ruining or wrecking.
The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
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A loss of reputation.
- Yet also thanks largely to Trump, a parallel disaster is unfolding across the world: the ruination of America’s reputation as a safe, trustworthy, competent international leader and partner.
The neighborhood
- antonymfoundationantonym(s) of “act of ruining”
- antonymconstructionantonym(s) of “act of ruining”
- antonymbuildingantonym(s) of “act of ruining”
- neighborruin
- neighborruinate
- neighborruining
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ruination. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA