ruin

[roo-in] / ˈru ɪn /

NOUN

situation of devastation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankruptcy collapse demolition destruction extinction insolvency wreck wreckage

STRONG

atrophy bane bath breakdown confusion crash crumbling damage decay defeat degeneracy degeneration destitution deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall downgrade failure fall havoc loss nemesis overthrow ruination skids subversion undoing waste waterloo

WEAK

crack up the end

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building construction creation

STRONG

accomplishment achievement advantage attainment development

VERB

devastate, destroy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt crush decimate demolish deplete exhaust impoverish injure mar overwhelm raze shatter spoil wipe out wrack wreck

STRONG

beggar botch break bust deface defeat defile deplore desecrate despoil devour dilapidate disfigure drain fleece maim mangle mutilate overthrow overturn pauperize pillage rape ravish reduce sack smash total

WEAK

bring down bring to ruin clean out depredate do in lay waste make a mess of spoliate use up wreak havoc on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create fix heal mend repair

STRONG

adorn beautify cure protect strengthen

WEAK

develop grow

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In a message of reconciliation, there will be a visit to the ruins of Coventry Cathedral, bombed during the Second World War.

From BBC

Losing the animals means financial ruin - besides the livestock the farm lost, the sheep's milk, which is sold for the production of feta cheese, is often referred to as Greece's "white gold".

From BBC

Sarah Jane Waugh, part of the Falkirk Pink Ladies group which wants the hotel closed, told us it "killed me to know that that girl's life was ruined".

From BBC

Someone inevitably blinks or a background distraction ruins the shot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many people knew there were ruins in the lake.

From The Wall Street Journal

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