ruin in English: To spoil something completely, so that it is no longer any good. (verb)

Translation

To spoil something completely, so that it is no longer any good.

Word origin

From Latin ruina, a falling down, from ruere, to fall.

Verb typeregular (ruin, ruins, ruined)

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To ruin a day is to spoil all of it.

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Here "ruin" means to make the plan useless.

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"Ruined" is the past form of "ruin".

destroy

To break or damage something so badly that it cannot be used or repaired.

break

To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working.

waste

To use time, money, or things in a bad way, so they are lost for nothing.

mess

A place or a thing that is dirty or untidy, with everything in the wrong place.

lose

To stop having something, or to not win a game or contest.

destruction

The act of destroying something; breaking or ruining it so completely that it is gone.

wreck

A car, ship, or plane that is so badly damaged it cannot be used; to wreck something is to destroy it.

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