ruination en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ruin Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ruination From ruin + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through.
2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of ruining or wrecking.
- (countable, uncountable) The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
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(countable, uncountable) A loss of reputation.
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.
2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruinations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
building (antonym(s) of “act of ruining”) · construction (antonym(s) of “act of ruining”) · foundation (antonym(s) of “act of ruining”)
Relateds
Synonyms
destruction (act of ruining) · wrecking (act of ruining)
Translations (27)
de Verderben (state of being ruined) · sco ruination (state of being ruined) · sco ruination (act of ruining) · pt ruína (act of ruining) · pt ruína (state of being ruined) · it rovina (act of ruining) · fr ruination (state of being ruined) · es ruina (state of being ruined) · de Vernichtung (act of ruining) · mi whakapakarutanga (act of ruining) · es ruina (act of ruining) · got 𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (state of being ruined) · ja 破棄 (act of ruining) · ja 潰滅 (state of being ruined) · ja 打ち壊し (act of ruining) · de Verderben (act of ruining) · got 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹 (state of being ruined) · ja 破綻 (state of being ruined) · bg разрушаване (act of ruining) · cmn 破壞 /破坏 (act of ruining) · fr ruination (act of ruining) · ja 破壊 (act of ruining) · ja 破産 (state of being ruined) · bg разруха (state of being ruined) · got 𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (act of ruining) · ja 打倒 (act of ruining) · it rovina (state of being ruined)