1. Destroyed physically or morally
   "The ancient city lay in ruins, ruined by centuries of warfare";
   - destroyed
    
2. Brought to ruin
   "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically";
   - finished, downfallen

1. Damage beyond use or repair
   "The tears ruined her make-up"; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!";
   - destroy
    
2. Destroy or cause to fail
   "This behaviour will ruin your chances of winning the election"
    
3. Reduce to ruins
   "The country lay ruined after the war"
    
4. Reduce to bankruptcy
   "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to ruin me!";
   - bankrupt, break, smash
    
5. Fall into ruin
   "The abandoned castle ruined over the centuries"
    
6. [archaic] Deprive of virginity
   "This dirty old man ruined several young girls in the village";
   - deflower [archaic]

See also: destroyed, lost

Type of: act, baffle, bilk [informal], copulate, couple, cross, crumble, decay, desolate, devastate, dilapidate, foil, frustrate, impoverish, lay waste, lay waste to, mate, move, pair, queer [informal], ravage, scotch, scupper [informal], spoil, thwart, waste

Encyclopedia: Ruined