1. ruining - noun
· destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
Synonym(s): laying_waste, ruin, ruination, wrecking
Hypernym(s): destruction, devastation
2. ruin - verb
· destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
Synonym(s): destroy
3. ruin - verb
· destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
Hypernym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
4. ruin - verb
· reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
Synonym(s): bankrupt, break, smash
Hypernym(s): impoverish
5. ruin - verb
· reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
Hypernym(s): lay_waste_to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
6. ruin - verb
· deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
Synonym(s): deflower
Hypernym(s): copulate, mate, pair, couple
7. ruin - verb
· fall into ruin
Hypernym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate
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