ruin
- noun (n)
Meaning: situation of devastation
Synonyms:
atrophy
bane
bankruptcy
bath
breakdown
collapse
confusion
crackup
crash
crumbling
damage
decay
defeat
degeneracy
degeneration
demolition
destitution
destruction
deterioration
dilapidation
disintegration
disrepair
dissolution
downfall
downgrade
extinction
failure
fall
havoc
insolvency
loss
nemesis
overthrow
ruination
skids
subversion
the end
undoing
waste
waterloo
wreck
wreckage
- verb (v)
Meaning: devastate, destroy
Synonyms:
bankrupt
beggar
botch
break
bring down
bring to ruin
bust
clean out
crush
decimate
deface
defeat
defile
demolish
deplete
deplore
depredate
desecrate
despoil
devour
dilapidate
disfigure
do in
drain
exhaust
fleece
impoverish
injure
lay waste
maim
make a mess of
mangle
mar
mutilate
overthrow
overturn
overwhelm
pauperize
pillage
rape
ravish
raze
reduce
sack
shatter
smash
spoil
spoilate
total
use up
wipe out
wrack
wreak havoc on
wreck
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