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Definition ruin

Etymology

From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ru?na (“overthrow, ruin”), from ru? (“I fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).

Noun

ruin (countable and uncountable, plural ruins)

1. (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
2. (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
3. (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
4. (obsolete) A fall or tumble.
5. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
6. (uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.

Verb

ruin (third-person singular simple present ruins, present participle ruining, simple past and past participle ruined)

1. (transitive) to cause the fiscal ruin of.
2. To destroy or make something no longer usable.
3. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
4. To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
5. To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
6. (obsolete) To fall into a state of decay.
7. (transitive, historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

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