Meaning ruin
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late 14c., "act of giving way and falling down," from Old French ruine "a collapse" (14c.), and directly from Latin ruina "a collapse, a rushing down, a tumbling down" (s [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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1580s (transitive), from ruin (n.). Intransitive sense "fall into ruin" is from c. 1600. Financial sense is attested from 1660. Related: Ruined; ruining.
Source: etymonline.com

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noun situation of devastation verb devastate, destroy
Source: thesaurus.com

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ruin


atephobia
Source: en.oxforddictionaries.com

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ruin


to destroy.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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remains of a destroyed building or set of buildings.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have r [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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ruin


to spoil or destroy; to make something useless. The same word also means an old building that is falling down
Source: eenglish.in

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ruin


khurve
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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ruin


khurbn (or) khurbm (khurbones)
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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ruin


tel (tilem)
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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(n) an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction(n) a ruined building(n) the process of becoming dilapidated(n) an event that results in destruction(n) failure that results in a loss of posit [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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The remains of a manmade structure, often little more than a stone foundation. Ruins usually are made of stone or concrete. Some ruins are more substantial portions of abandoned structures such as dam [..]
Source: chicago-orienteering.org

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ruin


ruin something which leads to serious troubles
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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