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ruin

ruin

/ˈɹuən/

📉 Failure & Defeat

the complete destruction or downfall of something

ruin in a sentence

“Gambling led to his financial ruin.”

Origin of ruin

Latin ruina a collapse, from ruere to rush, fall

Related Words

undoing

a cause of someone's failure or downfall

nemesis

a long-standing rival; a cause of downfall

nadir

the lowest point in fortune or achievement

abyss

a deep chasm; a catastrophic situation

quagmire

an awkward or complex situation difficult to escape

morass

a complicated or confused situation

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