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RUINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
Synonyms:
laying waste; ruin; ruination; ruining; wrecking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):
destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
Derivation:
ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
Synonyms:
downfall; ruin; ruination
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ruination"):
finish (the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict))
Sense 3
Meaning:
An event that results in destruction
Synonyms:
ruin; ruination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):
demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ruination"):
desolation; devastation (an event that results in total destruction)
shipwreck (an irretrievable loss)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
Example:
you have brought ruin on this entire family
Synonyms:
ruin; ruination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):
desolation; devastation (the state of being decayed or destroyed)
Derivation:
ruin (reduce to ruins)
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