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   ru·in·a·tion

   /ˌro͞oəˈnāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined: "commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people"
   • ▪ the state of being ruined: "the headquarters fell into ruination"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from the verb ruinate (from late Latin ruinat- ‘ruined’, from the verb ruinare, from ruina ruin) + -ion.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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