Ruin — meaning in English

English meaning

• bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
• downfall noun A sudden loss of power, status, or success.
• ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
• undoing noun The cause of someone's failure or ruin.

Senses

Ruin is used for these senses in English:

• bane (countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
• downfall The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
• ruin (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
• ruin (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
• undoing Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

downfall — full definition

1. noun A sudden loss of power, status, or success.
2. noun The specific cause of such a collapse.

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