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Thesaurus > Related Words: ruin |
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Words related to ruin |
Related / Similar Words:
laying waste, ruining, ruination, wrecking, downfall, dilapidation, deflower, destroy, bankrupt, break, smash
Definition: destruction achieved by wrecking something;a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins";failure that results in a loss of position or reputation;an event that results in destruction;the process of becoming dilapidated;an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family";fall into ruin;deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village";destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up";reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war";reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him";destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election";
Hyponyms: finish, devastation, desolation, shipwreck, burn, fire, burn down, lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge, harry, break, bust, vandalize, vandalise, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder, explode, consume, bust up, wreck, wrack, kick in, kick down, wash out, undo
Derivational Morphology:
bust up, wreck, wrack, destroy, dilapidate, dilapidation, defloration, laying waste, ruining, ruination, wrecking, destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter, destruction, demolition, wipeout, devastation, guided missile destroyer, bankruptcy, failure, downfall
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