Thesaurus: ruin

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1. n. The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.
2. n. Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes.
3. n. That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.
4. n. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
5. n. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
6. n. To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
7. v. i. To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
8. n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
9. n. a ruined building
10. n. the process of becoming dilapidated
11. n. an event that results in destruction
12. n. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation