noun
Alexander was responsible for the ruin of the Persian empire. Overwhelming debts spelt Theo's financial ruin
Who was the libertine who brought about the ruin of Lord Harecombe's daughter?
That boy will be my ruin!
After eating, we sat down and polished off a bottle of mother's ruin
It's hard to understand what those two old ruins see in each other
He stood among the ruins of the burnt-out house wondering what to do next. She was trying to piece together the ruins of her disastrous marriage
verb
The bomb ruined the entire centre of the city
The county office building completely ruins the Aylesbury skyline
I think that your behaviour at the office party may just have ruined your prospects for promotion
Paying off the loan virtually ruined me
She claimed that it was the local squire who ruined her, despite evidence to the contrary
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