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View definitions for ruined

ruined

adjective as in destroyed

adjective as in spoiled

adjective as in rendered unchaste

adjective as in bankrupt

adjective as in spoiled

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Earlier, Mr MacDonald's wife told the court that her husband threatened to kill an osteopath he claimed had ruined his life by making a back injury worse.

From BBC

Cinderella, however, ruined the coronation by proving mentality is still more valuable than money, grit can still beat greed and the magic of pixie dust should never be underestimated.

“The worst thing you can do with a comedy is to outstay your welcome. Things can be ruined by hanging on too long because then people can get fed up with you, and that can make them look dimly at the work that you've done up until that point,” he said.

From Salon

Many sub-postmasters were wrongly sent to prison for false accounting and theft, and several more were financially ruined.

From BBC

Hundreds of people have left their homes and have been sheltering in schools, while cashew nut farmers have complained that their crops have been ruined by the huge quantities of ash which have fallen on the surrounding area.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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