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ruine — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • devastated adj Completely destroyed.
  • doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
  • ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.

Senses

ruine is used for these senses in English:

  • devastated Ruined, ravaged.
  • doom An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.

devastated — full definition

  1. adj Completely destroyed.
  2. adj Extremely upset.

doom — full definition

  1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
  2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

Related French words