English

Detailed Synonyms for ruin in English

ruin:

to ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)

  1. to ruin
    destruct; to ruin; to eliminate; to devastate; to wreck; to liquidate; to work to death; to exhaust; to lay waste; to wear out
    • destruct verbe
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • eliminate verbe (eliminates, eliminated, eliminating)
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • wreck verbe (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • liquidate verbe (liquidates, liquidated, liquidating)
    • work to death verbe (works to death, worked to death, working to death)
    • exhaust verbe (exhausts, exhausted, exhausting)
    • lay waste verbe (lays waste, laid waste, laying waste)
    • wear out verbe (wears out, wore out, wearing out)
  2. to ruin
    to destroy; to devastate; to ruin; to lay waste
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • lay waste verbe (lays waste, laid waste, laying waste)
  3. to ruin
    to blow; to destroy; to ruin
    • blow verbe (blows, blew, blowing)
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
  4. to ruin
    to muck up; to mess up; foul up; to upset; to ruin
    • muck up verbe (mucks up, mucked up, mucking up)
    • mess up verbe (messes up, messed up, messing up)
    • foul up verbe
    • upset verbe (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
  5. to ruin
    – fall into ruin 1
    to ruin
    – fall into ruin 1
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
  6. to ruin
    – deprive of virginity 1
    to ruin; to deflower
    – deprive of virginity 1
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • deflower verbe (deflowers, deflowered, deflowering)
      • This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village1
  7. to ruin
    – destroy completely; damage irreparably 1
    to destroy; to ruin
    – destroy completely; damage irreparably 1
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
      • You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!1
      • The tears ruined her make-up1
  8. to ruin
    – reduce to ruins 1
    to ruin
    – reduce to ruins 1
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
      • The country lay ruined after the war1
  9. to ruin
    – reduce to bankruptcy 1
    to break; to ruin; bankrupt; to smash
    – reduce to bankruptcy 1
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!1
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • bankrupt verbe
    • smash verbe (smashs, smashed, smashing)
      • The slump in the financial markets smashed him1
  10. to ruin
    – destroy or cause to fail 1
    to ruin
    – destroy or cause to fail 1
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
      • This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election1

Conjugations for ruin:

present
  1. ruin
  2. ruin
  3. ruins
  4. ruin
  5. ruin
  6. ruin
simple past
  1. ruined
  2. ruined
  3. ruined
  4. ruined
  5. ruined
  6. ruined
present perfect
  1. have ruined
  2. have ruined
  3. has ruined
  4. have ruined
  5. have ruined
  6. have ruined
past continuous
  1. was ruining
  2. were ruining
  3. was ruining
  4. were ruining
  5. were ruining
  6. were ruining
future
  1. shall ruin
  2. will ruin
  3. will ruin
  4. shall ruin
  5. will ruin
  6. will ruin
continuous present
  1. am ruining
  2. are ruining
  3. is ruining
  4. are ruining
  5. are ruining
  6. are ruining
subjunctive
  1. be ruined
  2. be ruined
  3. be ruined
  4. be ruined
  5. be ruined
  6. be ruined
diverse
  1. ruin!
  2. let's ruin!
  3. ruined
  4. ruining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

ruin [the ~] nom

  1. the ruin
    the ruins; the ruin
  2. the ruin
    the downfall; the drawback; the disadvantage; the ruin
  3. the ruin
    the wreck; the ruin; the derelict; the heap o rubbish; the reject; the misfit
  4. the ruin
    – destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined 1
    the ruin; the wrecking; the ruination; the ruining; the laying waste
    – destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined 1
  5. the ruin
    – a ruined building 1
    the ruin
    – a ruined building 1
    • ruin [the ~] nom
      • they explored several Roman ruins1
  6. the ruin
    – failure that results in a loss of position or reputation 1
    the ruin; the downfall; the ruination
    – failure that results in a loss of position or reputation 1
  7. the ruin
    – an event that results in destruction 1
    the ruin; the ruination
    – an event that results in destruction 1
  8. the ruin
    – the process of becoming dilapidated 1
    the ruin; the dilapidation
    – the process of becoming dilapidated 1
  9. the ruin
    – an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction 1
    the ruin; the ruination
    – an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction 1
    • ruin [the ~] nom
      • you have brought ruin on this entire family1
    • ruination [the ~] nom

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Related Definitions for "ruin":

  1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined1
  2. a ruined building1
    • they explored several Roman ruins1
  3. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation1
  4. an event that results in destruction1
  5. the process of becoming dilapidated1
  6. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction1
    • you have brought ruin on this entire family1
  7. fall into ruin1
  8. deprive of virginity1
  9. destroy completely; damage irreparably1
    • You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!1
    • The tears ruined her make-up1
  10. reduce to ruins1
    • The country lay ruined after the war1
  11. reduce to bankruptcy1
  12. destroy or cause to fail1
    • This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election1

Related Synonyms for ruin