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

  3. 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. consume. costly. dynamite.

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Define ruination. ruination synonyms, ruination pronunciation, ruination translation, English dictionary definition of ruination. n. 1. The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined. 2. A cause of ruin. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  9. 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?

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

  11. The ruination of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'ruination' American English: ruɪneɪʃən British English: ruːɪneɪʃən. More. Synonyms of 'ruination' • damage, desolation, destruction, devastation [...] • bankruptcy, ruin, impoverishment, poverty [...] More.