ruin

Meanings

Noun

• The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
• The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
• Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
• A fall or tumble.
• A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
• Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.

Verb

• To cause the fiscal ruin of.
• To destroy or make something no longer usable.
• To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
• To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
• To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
• To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
• To fall into a state of decay.
• To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

Related

Similar words

• destroy
• fordo
• ruinate
• wreck

Opposite words

• build
• construct
• found
• produce

Origin

• From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna ("overthrow, ruin"), from ruō.