What does the word ruin mean?
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Destruction or a cause of destruction; demolition; decay; desolation.
Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: noun
Usage examples for ruin
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He is determined to ruin me!" – John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
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Yet, as he rode, the features of the chief Made known his ruin. – Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
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She wanted Brandes' ruin, if that could be accomplished; she wanted her freedom anyway. – The Dark Star by Robert W. Chambers