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Synonyms for ruination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : roo-uh-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌru əˈneɪ ʃən

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Définition of ruination

Origin :
  • 1660s, from verb ruinate "to go to ruin" (1540s), from Medieval Latin ruinatus, past participle of ruinare, from Latin ruina (see ruin (n.)).
  • noun destruction
  • noun ruin
Example sentences :
  • But this turkey-trot-tango business—it's goin' to be the ruination of the home.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • A man may be bald-headed, and it's genteel; but to be barefooted, it's ruination.
  • Extract from : « Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive » by Alf Burnett
  • It is ruination to a good book not to cut it right through into the corners.
  • Extract from : « The Private Library » by Arthur L. Humphreys
  • A fast horse on a farm is ruination to the boys, for it starts them racing and betting.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Joe » by Marshall Saunders
  • Ah kin help yo all ward off evil and jinx; ah kin help yo all git a job; ah kin help yo all ovah come the ruination uv yo home.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 » by Work Projects Administration
  • If this time you don't do what we say it will be your ruination.
  • Extract from : « The Barrel Mystery » by William J. (William James) Flynn
  • These I opened, and exposed the plates to ruination as before.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894 » by Various
  • All of life teaches the aimlessness, the ruination of selfishness.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume--1895-1899) » by Leo Tolstoi
  • They're the ruination of the whole business, Davie, and ye know it.
  • Extract from : « The Yeoman Adventurer » by George W. Gough

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