Ruin Left ˈruːɪn House Fell State Destroyed Severely

• a large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
• the house had been left to go to ruin.
• the terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin
• the divorce ultimately led to his ruin.

ruin

1. the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged
• A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
• The house had been left to go to ruin.
• The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin
2. the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc.
• The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
• The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
• The war brought the country to the brink of ruin.
3. something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc.
• synonym downfall
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• Gambling was his ruin.
4. the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged
• The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
• We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.
• Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house.
• He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.
5. to get into a bad condition
• They let the house go to rack and ruin.
6. destroyed or severely damaged
• Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
• The scandal left his reputation in ruins.
• Their plans for a comeback now lie in ruins.

Extra Examples

• Drinking has been the ruin of her.
• He’s on the road to political ruin.
• The church now lies in ruins.
• The company faces ruin over the new road plans.
• The cost would have meant financial ruin for us.
• The cottage gradually fell into ruin.
• The earthquake left the town in ruins.
• They’ve let the house go to rack and ruin.
• the ancient ruins of Jericho
• the charred ruins of their home
• He said that the plan would be the ruin of European agriculture.
• It is perhaps the best preserved monastic ruin in the country.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.