ruination
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editruination (countable and uncountable, plural ruinations)
- The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
- 2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56:
- As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through.
- The act of ruining or wrecking.
- The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
- A loss of reputation.
- 2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Yet also thanks largely to Trump, a parallel disaster is unfolding across the world: the ruination of America’s reputation as a safe, trustworthy, competent international leader and partner.
Synonyms
edit- (act of ruining): destruction, wrecking
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “act of ruining”): foundation, construction, building
Related terms
editTranslations
editstate of being ruined
act of ruining
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References
edit- “ruination”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.