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    ruination
    /ˌruːɪˈneɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined: "commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUINATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] old-fashioned uk / ˌruː.ɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / us / ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. destruction: Alcohol was the ruination of him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Destroying and demolishing. annihilate. annihilation. apocalypse. bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom. costly. dynamite. erosionally

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ruinationRuination Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RUINATION is ruin, destruction. How to use ruination in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ruinationRUINATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ruination definition: the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined. . See examples of RUINATION used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUINATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The ruination of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ruinationRuination - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined. synonyms: laying waste, ruin, ruining, wrecking. see more. noun. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction. synonyms: ruin. see more. noun. an event that results in destruction.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRUINATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] old-fashioned us / ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌruː.ɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. destruction: Alcohol was the ruination of him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Destroying and demolishing. annihilate. annihilation. apocalypse. bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom. costly. dynamite.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › ruinationruination noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˌruːɪˈneɪʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) the process of destroying something/somebody or being destroyed synonym destruction. Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside. Alcohol will be the ruination of him. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › ruinationRuination - definition of ruination by The Free Dictionary

    Ruination. (See also THWARTING .) cut the ground from under To disprove or invalidate someone’s argument, case, position, etc., by demonstrating that it has no foundation in fact; to devastate someone by destroying his belief in an idea or his faith in a person.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › ruination_nruination, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun ruination is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for ruination is from 1599, in the writing of Richard Linche, poet and translator. ruination is formed within English, by derivation.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › ruinationRuination Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Ruination definition: The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.