Definition of ruin

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Ruin (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..

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Fate :: Fate (n.) Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin; death..
Subvert :: Subvert (v. t.) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
Mine :: Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means..
Overthrow :: Overthrow (n.) The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.
Undoer :: Undoer (n.) One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another..
Perdition :: Perdition (n.) Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death..
Bankrupt :: Bankrupt (v. t.) To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed..
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
Pruinous :: Pruinous (a.) Frosty; pruinose.
Bruin :: Bruin (a.) A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus)..
Destructiveness :: Destructiveness (n.) The quality of destroying or ruining.
Restore :: Restore (v. t.) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like..
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow..
Ruination :: Ruination (n.) The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined..
Construction :: Construction (n.) The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge..
Fallen :: Fallen (a.) Dropped; prostrate; degraded; ruined; decreased; dead.
Tumble-down :: Tumble-down (a.) Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house..
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