ruined

ru·in

(ro͞o′ĭn)

n.

1. often ruins

a. The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed: The castle fell into ruin.

b. The state of being extensively harmed or damaged: Our vacation plans are in ruins.

c. Poverty of bankruptcy: Their decision brought the bank to ruin.

2.

a. often ruins A destroyed, collapsed, or decayed building or other physical entity: the ruins of the old mill.

b. One that has been extensively damaged or harmed: He is a ruin of his former self.

3. A cause of destruction or irreparable harm or loss: Gambling will be his ruin.

tr.v. ru·ined, ru·in·ing, ru·ins

1. To cause (a building, for example) to be in a destroyed, collapsed, or decayed state.

2.

a. To harm or damage the quality or value of (something) irreparably: A bad diet ruined his health.

b. To harm or damage the enjoyment or experience of (something) greatly: ruined the movie by talking throughout it; ruined the book by giving away the ending.

3. To reduce to poverty or bankruptcy: Bad loans ruined the banker.

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[Middle English ruine, from Old French, from Latin ruīna, from ruere, to rush, collapse.]

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ru′in·a·ble adj.

ru′in·er n.

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ruined

(ˈruːɪnd)

adj

destroyed or decayed

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ruined - destroyed physically or morally destroyed lost - spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"
	2.	ruined - doomed to extinction       sunk, washed-up, done for, undone unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
	3.	ruined - brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically" finished destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"

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ruined

adjective dilapidated, broken down, falling apart, derelict, ramshackle, dilapidated, falling to pieces, tumbledown a ruined church

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Translations

تالِفمُدَمَّر

rozpadlýzničenýzřícený

forfalden

ruiniertzerstört

arruinadodestrozadoen ruinas

elpusztult

eyîilagîursem er í niîurníîslu

distruttoin rovinarovinato

ruinert

rozpadnutýzrútený

berbat olmuşharapviran

完全损坏的毁灭的

ruined

[ˈruːɪnd] ADJ [building] → en ruinas; [reputation, career, life] → arruinado; [hopes] → defraudado; [plans] → frustrado

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ruined

[ˈruːɪnd] adj [building] → en ruine

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ruined

adj

building → in Ruinen pred, → zerfallen; city → in Ruinen pred; he visited ruined Warsaw → er besuchte das zerstörte or das in Ruinen liegende Warschau

(= wrecked) economy → zugrunde or zu Grunde gerichtet, ruiniert; career → ruiniert

(financially) → ruiniert, erledigt

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ruined

[ˈruːɪnd] adj (person) → rovinato/a; (castle) → in rovina

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ruin

(ˈruːin) noun

1. a broken, collapsed or decayed state. the ruin of a city. verval خَراب، دَمار разруха ruína zkáza, zánik, troska die Ruine forfald ερείπιο, συντρίμμι ruina varemed فروریزی دیوار؛ خرابه raunio ruineהרס विनाश, विध्वंस, तबाही, बरबादी ruševina romlás, pusztulás keadaan rusak rúst rovina, rudere 廃虚 파괴 žlugimas drupas; gruveši musnah ruïneødeleggelse, ruinruina خرابه، ویجاړ ځایونه ruína ruină развалины, руины pád, zánik razvalina ruina ruin[er], spillror ซากปรักหักพัง harabe 摧毀，廢墟 руїни خرابی sự đổ nát 毁坏，废墟

2. a cause of collapse, decay etc. Drink was his ruin. verval هَلاك، إنْهِيار гибел ruína zhouba der Ruin ruin καταστροφήperdición, ruina hukatus تباهی tuho perteחורבן खंडहर uništenje veszte vkinek penyebab kehancuran hrösun, glötun rovina 破滅 파멸의 원인 pragaištis, pražūtis posts; bojāeja kebinasaan ondergand undergang, ruin zguba تباهی ruína pierzanie погибель skaza poguba propast undergång, fördärv, olycka ความพินาศ yıkım nedeni, felâket sebebi 垮台或毀滅的原因 загибель; катастрофа بربادی nguyên nhân thất bại 祸因，根源，祸根

3. financial disaster; complete loss of money. The company is facing ruin. ondergang إنْهِيار مالي разорение ruína úpadek, zhroucení der Ruin ruin καταστροφή, χρεοκοπία ruina häving, laostumine ورشکستگی konkurssi ruineהתמוטטות अध-पतन, सर्वनाश, सत्यानाश propast összeomlás kebangkrutan gjaldþrot crollo, disastro 破産 파산 krachas sabrukums; bankrots; krahs kerugian ondergangruin, undergang ruina finansowa مالیی تاوان ruína dezastru finan­ciar крах úpadok polom slom ruin, ruinerande ความล้มละลาย iflas 破產 крах; розорення مالی تباہی phá sản 破产

verb

1. to cause ruin to. The scandal ruined his career. ruïneer يُخَرِّب، يُدَمِّر разрушавам arruinar zruinovat ruinieren ruinere καταστρέφωarruinar hävitama سبب تباهی شدن tuhota ruiner לַהֲרוֹס नष्ट करना, विध्वंस करना, बरामद करना upropastiti tönkretesz menghancurkan eyðileggja rovinare 破滅させる 망쳐놓다 sužlugdyti, sugriauti sagraut; iznīcināt hancur ruïnerenødelegge, ruinerezrujnować د تباهی لامل ګرځیدل arruinar a ruina разрушать zruinovať uničiti upropastiti ruinera, fördärva ทำให้พินาศ mahvetmek 毀掉 руйнувати; губити تباہ کرنا làm tiêu tan 使...毁灭

2. to spoil; to treat too indulgently. You are ruining that child! verwen, bederf يُتْلِف، يُفْسِد съсипвам estragar zkazit verderben ødelægge κακομαθαίνωestropear rikkuma به درد نخر کردن؛ از راه به در کردن pilata gâter לְקַלקֵל तबाह करना, बरर्बाद करना upropaštavati, uništavati tönkretesz memanjakan eyðileggja, spilla rovinare だめにする 타락시키다 gadinti bojāt; lutināt merosakkan bedervenskjemme bort, ødeleggepsuć بی لاری کول estragar a strica; a răsfăţa портить skaziť razvajati pokvariti skämma bort ทำให้เสีย şımartmak 寵壞 занапащати, псувати برباد کرنا làm hư hỏng 宠坏

ˌruiˈnation noun

ruïnering خَراب гибел ruína zničení die Zerstörung ruin; ødelæggelse καταστροφήruina hävitamine تباهی؛ ناوبدی hävitys ruineהריסה विनाश, ध्वंस, बरबादी, तबाही uništavanje tönkretétel; pusztulás kerusakan eyðilegging; gjaldþrot rovina 破滅 몰락, 파멸 pražūtis, sužlugdymas bojāšana kemusnahan ondergangødeleggelse, ruinering rujnacja تباهی ruína ruinare разорение; гибель zničenie, zmarenie, skrachovanie uničenje uništavanje ruinering, fördärv การล่มจม mahvetme; harap etme 毀滅 загибль; крах تباہی sự làm hỏng 毁坏

ˈruined adjective

1. collapsed; decayed. ruined houses. vervalle مُدَمَّر съсипан arruinado zřícený, rozpadlý zerstört forfalden που έχει καταρρεύσει, ερειπωμένος en ruinas hävinud, varemetes ویران raunioitunut en ruineהרוס uništen elpusztult hancur sem er í niðurníðslu in rovina 破滅した 파괴된 sugriuvęs, sugriautas sagrauts runtuh vervallenødelagt, ruinert zrujnowany خراب arruinado în ruină разрушенный zrútený, rozpadnutý razdejan uništen förfallen, i ruiner ที่พังทลาย harap, viran 毀壞的，破敗的 зруйнований تباہ شدہ bị phá hủy 毁灭的

2. completely spoiled. My dress is ruined! geruïneer تالِف съсипан arruinado zničený ruiniert ødelagt κατεστραμμένος destrozado rikutud خراب pilalla gâchéהרוס upropašten tönkrement rusak eyðilagður rovinato だいなしになった 완전히 망친 sugadintas, sunaikintas pilnīgi sabojāts rosak vernield ødelagtzniszczony خراب arruinado stri­­­cat погубленный zničený uničen upropašten fördärvad, förstörd ย่อยยับ berbat olmuş 全毀了 зіпсований مکمل طور سے برباد làm hư hỏng 完全损坏的

ˈruins noun plural

collapsed and decayed buildings. the ruins of the castle. bouvalle خَرائِب، أطْلال руини ruínas trosky die Ruinen(pl.) ruiner ερείπιαruinas varemed خرابه ها rauniot ruines הֲרִיסוֹת खंडहर, भग्रावशेष, ध्वंसावेश ruševine romok reruntuhan rústir rovine, ruderi 廃虚 파괴의 잔해물 griuvėsiai drupas runtuhan ruïnesruinerruiny ورانی ، ویجاړی ruínas ruine руины trosky ruševine ruševina ruin[er] ซากปรักหักพัง harabe 廢墟 руїни کھنڈرات đống đổ nát 废墟

in ruins

in a ruined state. The town lay in ruins. vervalle, as murasies مُدَمَّرَه، في حالة خَراب в развалини em ruínas v troskách in Schutt und Asche i ruiner ερειπωμένος en ruinas varemetes خرابه بودن؛ مخروبه بودن raunioituneena en ruine בְּמַצָב הָרוס विध्वस्त, विनष्ट u ruševinama romokban hancur í niðurníðslu/rúst in rovina 荒廃して 폐허가 되어 griuvėsiuose, sugriautas drupās kebinasaan in puin i ruiner w ruinie ویجاړ کیدل، ورانی em ruínas în ruină в руинах v troskách v ruševinah u ruševinama i ruiner อยู่ในภาวะล่มสลาย harabeye dönmüş, viran olmuş 成了廢墟 у руїнах تباہی کی حالت میں trong tình trạng đổ nát 废墟状态

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