Dictionary Entry
ruin
ruin is a 4-letter English word with 19 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 6 · 19 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
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.
- 4noun
The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
- 5noun
That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
- 6noun
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.
- 7intransitive verb
To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
- 8noun
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- 9noun
a ruined building
"they explored several Roman ruins"
- 10noun
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- 11noun
an event that results in destruction
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- 12noun
the process of becoming dilapidated
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- 13noun
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
"you have brought ruin on this entire family"
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- 14verb
fall into ruin
- 15verb
deprive of virginity
"This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
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- 16verb
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
"The tears ruined her make-up"
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- 17verb
reduce to ruins
"The country lay ruined after the war"
- 18verb
reduce to bankruptcy
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
- 19verb
destroy or cause to fail
"This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
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