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ruination

noun

1 ruination

An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction.

synonym: ruin.

2 ruination

An event that results in destruction.

synonym: ruin.

Dutch: ondergang, teloorgang, val

3 ruination

Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation.

synonyms: downfall, ruin.

Roget 735: adversity, evil etc. 619; failure etc. 732; bad luck, ill luck, evil luck, adverse luck, hard fortune, hard hap, hard luck, ... show more

4 ruination

Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined.

synonyms: laying waste, ruin, ruining, wrecking.

Dutch: bouwval, verval, ruïne, puinhoop, puin, strandvonderij
Polish: zaśmiecanie


Moby thesaurus: bane, bankruptcy, bloodbath, blue ruin, breakage, breakdown, breakup, carnage, collapse, confusion, consumption, crack-up, crippling, damage, damnation, decimation, depredation, desolation, despoilment, despoliation ... show more.

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