Adjective: ruined roo-ind- Destroyed physically or morally
- destroyed - Brought to ruin
"the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"; - finished, downfallen Verb: ruin roo-in or roo-un- Damage beyond use or repair
"The tears ruined her make-up"; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; - destroy - Destroy or cause to fail
"This behaviour will ruin your chances of winning the election" - Reduce to bankruptcy
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to ruin me!"; - bankrupt, break, smash - Reduce to ruins
"The country lay ruined after the war" - Fall into ruin
- [archaic] Deprive of virginity
"This dirty old man ruined several young girls in the village"; - deflower [archaic]
See also: destroyed, lost Type of: baffle, bilk [informal], copulate, couple, cross, crumble, decay, desolate, devastate, dilapidate, foil, frustrate, impoverish, lay waste, lay waste to, mate, pair, queer [informal], ravage, scotch, scourge, scupper [informal], spoil, thwart, waste Encyclopedia: Ruined Ruin, Iran |