Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ruination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ruination \Ru`in*a"tion\, n. [LL. ruinatio.]
The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ruination
n 1: an event that results in destruction [syn: {ruin}]
2: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
[syn: {downfall}, {ruin}]
3: destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: {laying
waste}, {ruin}, {ruining}, {wrecking}]
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