noun
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the act of ruining or the state of being ruined
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something that causes ruin
Etymology
Origin of ruination
Vocabulary lists containing ruination
Example Sentences
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Mr. Clark asks us to regard the tale of the two pastors’ ruination as comparable to modern-day instances of reputational destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
As with so many acts, their financial naivete proved to be their ruination.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Fire is to piers what water was to the Wicked Witch of the West — a ruination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
They claim the AHL’s financial gain would amount to their own ruination.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
I looked at the confusion around me, the ruination.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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