Ruin: meaning, definitions and examples
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ruin
[ หruหษชn ]
historical
The physical destruction or disintegration of something. Ruin can refer to both the process and the end result of something being destroyed.
Synonyms
decay, destruction, dilapidation
Examples of usage
- The ancient ruins of the city were a reminder of its former glory.
- The ruins of the old castle were now overgrown with vegetation.
transitive
To damage or destroy something irreparably. Ruin can also refer to the action of causing something to fall into a state of disrepair.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The fire completely ruined the old building.
- She felt that one mistake had ruined her chances of success.
Translations
Translations of the word "ruin" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ruรญna
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคพเคถ
- เคฌเคฐเฅเคฌเคพเคฆเฅ
- เคเคเคกเคนเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Ruine
๐ฎ๐ฉ reruntuhan
๐บ๐ฆ ัััะฝะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ ruina
๐ฏ๐ต ๅปๅข (ใฏใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท ruine
๐ช๐ธ ruina
๐น๐ท harabe
๐ฐ๐ท ํํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฃููุงุถ
๐จ๐ฟ ruina
๐ธ๐ฐ ruina
๐จ๐ณ ๅบๅข (fรจixลซ)
๐ธ๐ฎ ruลกevina
๐ฎ๐ธ rรบst
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะธัะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ xaraba
๐ฒ๐ฝ ruina
Word origin
The word 'ruin' originates from the Latin 'ruina', meaning 'a collapse or downfall'. The concept of ruin has been an integral part of human history, with civilizations rising and falling, leaving behind traces of their former glory in the form of ruins. Ruins have often been romanticized in literature and art, symbolizing the impermanence of human achievements.
See also: ruination, ruined, ruiner, ruining, ruinous, ruins.