Sekirov Dictionary

ruin

/ˈɹuː.ɪn/

verb9

  1. To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
  2. to do great harm to something such as a plan, a career or someone's health
  3. To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
  4. To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
  5. To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
  6. To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
  7. (historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
  8. (slang) To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
  9. (no longer used) To fall into a state of decay.

noun8

  1. [in the plural] The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
  2. The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
  3. Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
  4. Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
  5. The act of ruining something.
  6. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
  7. (slang) Clipping of ruined orgasm
  8. (no longer used) A fall or tumble.
forms

ruin'd · ruined · ruint · ruining · ruineth · ruins · ruinest

Phrases with ruin

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