Meaning of ruin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
   countable, in-plural, sometimes
2. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle
3. The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
   uncountable
4. The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed
5. ruïnering خَراب гибел ruína zničení die Zerstörung ruin; ødelæggelse καταστροφήruina hävitamine تباهی؛ ناوبدی hävitys ruineהריסה विनाश, ध्वंस, बरबादी, तबाही uništavanje tönkretétel; pusztulás kerusakan eyðilegging; gjaldþrot rovina 破滅 몰락, 파멸 pražūtis, sužlugdymas bojāšana kemusnahan ondergangødeleggelse, ruinering rujnacja تباهی ruína ruinare разорение; гибель zničenie, zmarenie, skrachovanie uničenje uništavanje ruinering, fördärv การล่มจม mahvetme; harap etme 毀滅 загибль; крах تباہی sự làm h...
6. Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
   uncountable
7. Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction
8. collapsed and decayed buildings. the ruins of the castle. bouvalle خَرائِب، أطْلال руини ruínas trosky die Ruinen(pl.) ruiner ερείπιαruinas varemed خرابه ها rauniot ruines הֲרִיסוֹת खंडहर, भग्रावशेष, ध्वंसावेश ruševine romok reruntuhan rústir rovine, ruderi 廃虚 파괴의 잔해물 griuvėsiai drupas runtuhan ruïnesruinerruiny ورانی ، ویجاړی ruínas ruine руины trosky ruševine ruševina ruin[er] ซากปรักหักพัง harabe 廢墟 руїни کھنڈرات đống đổ nát 废墟
9. The act of ruining something.
   countable, uncountable
10. The act of ruining something. Clipping of ruined orgasm
11. in a ruined state. The town lay in ruins. vervalle, as murasies مُدَمَّرَه، في حالة خَراب в развалини em ruínas v troskách in Schutt und Asche i ruiner ερειπωμένος en ruinas varemetes خرابه بودن؛ مخروبه بودن raunioituneena en ruine בְּמַצָב הָרוס विध्वस्त, विनष्ट u ruševinama romokban hancur í niðurníðslu/rúst in rovina 荒廃して 폐허가 되어 griuvėsiuose, sugriautas drupās kebinasaan in puin i ruiner w ruinie ویجاړ کیدل، ورانی em ruínas în ruină в руинах v troskách v ruševinah u ruševinama i ruiner อยู...
12. Clipping of ruined orgasm
13. often ruins a. The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed: The castle fell into ruin.
14. A fall or tumble.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
15. often ruins A destroyed, collapsed, or decayed building or other physical entity: the ruins of the old mill.
16. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
    countable, uncountable
17. A cause of destruction or irreparable harm or loss: Gambling will be his ruin.
18. Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
    uncountable
19. To cause (a building, for example) to be in a destroyed, collapsed, or decayed state.
20. To harm or damage the quality or value of (something) irreparably: A bad diet ruined his health.
21. To reduce to poverty or bankruptcy: Bad loans ruined the banker.
22. a destroyed or decayed building or town

Equivalents

Examples

“The Veian and the Gabian towirs shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ruins lay.”

“The labour of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.”

“A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.”

“Dr. Manuel: No one is saved. The age of humanity is ended. Soon, only ruin and corpses will remain.”

“Not only is Jerusalem not a ruin, but she is at the height of her glory compared to all of Jewish history!”

“The monastery has fallen into ruin.”

“Gambling has been the ruin of many.”

“The errors of young men are the ruin of business.”

“The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He[…]played a lone hand,[…]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.”

“His ruin startled th’ other steeds.”

“the ruin of a ship or an army”

“the ruin of a constitution or a government”

“the ruin of health or hopes”

“Oh Portius, is there not some choſen Curſe, Some hidden Thunder in the Stores of Heav’n, Red with uncommon Wrath, to blaſt the Man Who owes his Greatneſs to his Country’s Ruin?”

“Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!”

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