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ruination1660s, from verb ruinate "to go to ruin" (1540s), from Medieval Latin ruinatus, past participle of ruinare, from Latin ruina (see ruin (n.)).
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ruination(n) an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction(n) an event that results in destruction(n) failure that results in a loss of position or reputation(n) destruction achieved by causing somethi [..]
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ruination, sb. ruin.
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ruination
The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
The act of ruining or wrecking.
The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
A loss of reputation.
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