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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) ruin , ruination an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction “you have brought ruin on this entire family”
(n) ruin a ruined building “they explored several Roman ruins”
Verbs (v) destroy , ruin destroy completely; damage irreparably “You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!” ,
“The tears ruined her make-up”
(v) ruin destroy or cause to fail “This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election”
(v) bankrupt , ruin , break , smash reduce to bankruptcy “My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!” ,
“The slump in the financial markets smashed him”
(v) ruin reduce to ruins “The country lay ruined after the war”
(v) deflower , ruin deprive of virginity “This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village”