ruination

English

Noun

ruination (countable and uncountable, plural ruinations)

1. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
2. The act of ruining or wrecking.
3. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
4. A loss of reputation.

Related terms

• ruin
• ruinate
• ruining

Synonyms

• (act of ruining): destruction, wrecking

Synonyms

• (act of ruining): foundation, construction, building

Translations

state of being ruined

• French: ruination (fr)
• German: Verderben (de)
• Italian: rovina (it)
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• Japanese: 破綻 (ja) (hatan), 破産 (ja) (hasan), 潰滅 (ja) (kaimetsu)
• Portuguese: ruína (pt)
• Spanish: ruina (es)

act of ruining

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 破壞／破坏 (zh) (pòhuài), 破坏 (zh) (pòhuài)

• French: ruination (fr)
• German: Vernichtung (de), Verderben (de)
• Italian: rovina (it)
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• Japanese: 破壊 (ja) (hakai), 破棄 (ja) (haki), 打倒 (ja) (datō), 打ち壊し (buchikowashi)
• Maori: whakapakarutanga
• Portuguese: ruína (pt)
• Spanish: ruina (es)

Anagrams

• urination