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to spoil something severely or destroy it: Huge modern hotels are ruining this once unspoilt coastline. His frequent lateness has ruined his chances for a promotion. to cause a person or company to lose all their money or their reputation: Cheap imported goods are ruining many businesses.
to spoil something severely or destroy it: Huge modern hotels are ruining this once unspoilt coastline. His frequent lateness has ruined his chances for a promotion. to cause a person or company to lose all their money or their reputation: Cheap imported goods are ruining many businesses.
ruin noun (LOSING EVERYTHING) a situation in which someone has lost everything such as all their money or their job: The collapse of the bank has left many people in financial ruin. be/lie in ruins. to be in a very bad state: The war left one million people dead and the country in ruins.
The meaning of RUIN is to damage irreparably. How to use ruin in a sentence. to damage irreparably; bankrupt, impoverish; to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster…
To ruin means to wreck or destroy. If you're wearing a long dress, make sure your clumsy brother stays away from you. If he steps on it, it'll rip and be ruined.
Definition of ruin verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ruin meaning, definition, what is ruin: to spoil or destroy something completely...: Learn more.
Ruin definition: the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay. See examples of RUIN used in a sentence.
ruin. noun. /ˈruːɪn/. /ˈruːɪn/. Idioms. [uncountable] the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged. A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution. The house had been left to go to ruin. The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin.
1. a destroyed or decayed building or town. 2. the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed. 3. loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall. 4. something that is severely damaged. his life was a ruin.
