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单词 ruination
释义

ruination

noun

ru·​in·​a·​tion ˌrü-ə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce ruination (audio)
: ruin, destruction

Synonyms

  • death
  • destruction
  • downfall
  • ruin
  • undoing
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Example Sentences

Water pollution is causing the ruination of the fishing industry. neglect and indifference have proved to be the ruination of more than one marriage
Recent Examples on the Web Ten of Swords: End of a cycle, betrayal, being back-stabbed, complete ruination of a situation, martyrdom, the worst has now passed. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 19 July 2022 Perhaps the most ghoulish sight of ruination in Kharkiv was the Barabashovo Market, the biggest outdoor market in the city, whose shops and kiosks and stalls were now bent metal and ash. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 The thick, wobbly black lines were evidence of constant repainting, and could suggest ruination or collapse. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 Just two ingredients, yet capable of merciless ruination. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022 For these populist archivists, the project would not be so urgent if there were a scintilla of hope for a future without the ceaseless, inevitable ruination of so many landscapes, buildings, and cultural artifacts. Hallel Yadin, Longreads, 24 Mar. 2022 This is McVicar’s eleventh outing at the Met, and his formulas have become tiresome: Old Master-ish tableaux, sumptuous costumes, a vaguely modernist patina of ruination. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 For too long, the barrier to enter warlording has been too high for regular people; W.M.D.s 2.0 welcome everyone to the American imperial dream of democratizing destruction and finally making ruination accessible. Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022 For many years, controversially, the old don avoided contextualizing his writing and broadcasting about the natural world with caveats about its ruination. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

ruination

noun

1
as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life neglect and indifference have proved to be the ruination of more than one marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • downfall
  • destruction
  • undoing
  • ruin
  • death
  • curse
  • kiss of death
  • bane
  • torment
  • tragic flaw
  • Achilles' heel
2
as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless although this is a setback, it isn't complete ruination for the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • destruction
  • devastation
  • havoc
  • extinction
  • demolition
  • extermination
  • loss
  • annihilation
  • obliteration
  • ruin
  • decimation
  • wastage
  • demolishment
  • desolation
  • collapse
  • wreckage
  • disintegration
  • despoliation
  • depredation
  • slaughter
  • despoilment
  • mincemeat
  • dissolution
  • massacre
  • breakup
  • killing
  • execution
  • assassination
  • eradication
  • effacement
  • dismantlement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • construction
  • building
  • salvation
  • saving
  • erection
  • rescue
  • preservation
  • restoration
  • salvage
  • raising
  • protection
  • reclamation
  • conservation
  • reconstruction
  • renovation
  • remodeling
  • re-creation
  • refurbishment
  • regeneracy
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