Ruination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

an event that results in destruction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌuːᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌuːɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌuːɪnˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˌuːᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

you have brought ruin on this entire family

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wrecking ruining laying waste downfall ruin

Parts of Speech

noun	an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction “you have brought ruin on this entire family”
noun	an event that results in destruction
noun	failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

Word Forms

ruinous	adjective	extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
ruin	verb	destroy completely; damage irreparably
wreck	verb	smash or break forcefully

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zerstörung

ein unwiederbringlicher Zustand der Verwüstung und Zerstörung

🇫🇷French

ruine

un état irrémédiable de dévastation et de destruction

🇪🇸Spanish

ruina

un estado irrecuperable de devastación y destrucción

🇮🇹Italian

rovina

uno stato irrecuperabile di devastazione e distruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

ondergang

een onherstelbare staat van verwoesting en vernietiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

ruína

um estado irrecuperável de devastação e destruição

🇷🇺Russian

разорение

состояние безвозвратного опустошения и разрушения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्बादी

तबाही और विनाश की एक अपूरणीय स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস

ধ্বংস এবং ধ্বংসের একটি অপরিবর্তনীয় অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிவு

அழிவு மற்றும் அழிவின் மீள முடியாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నాశనము

విధ్వంసం మరియు విధ్వంసం యొక్క కోలుకోలేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

नाश

विध्वंस आणि विनाशाची एक अपरिवर्तनीय स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરબાદી

બરબાદી અને વિનાશની પુનઃપ્રાપ્ત ન થઈ શકે તેવી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಾಶ

ವಿನಾಶ ಮತ್ತು ವಿನಾಶದ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാശം

നാശത്തിൻ്റെയും നാശത്തിൻ്റെയും വീണ്ടെടുക്കാനാകാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਬਾਦੀ

ਤਬਾਹੀ ਅਤੇ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਅਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਅਵਸਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بربادی

تباہی اور بربادی کی ایک ناقابل تلافی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毁灭

无法恢复的破坏和破坏状态

🇯🇵Japanese

破滅

回復不可能な荒廃と破壊の状態

🇰🇷Korean

파멸

회복할 수 없는 황폐화와 파괴의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phá hoại

một trạng thái tàn phá và hủy diệt không thể phục hồi

🇹🇭Thai

ความพินาศ

สถานะของการทำลายล้างและการทำลายล้างที่ไม่สามารถกู้คืนได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehancuran

keadaan kehancuran dan kehancuran yang tidak dapat diperbaiki

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasira

isang hindi na mababawi na estado ng pagkawasak at pagkawasak

🇲🇾Malay

kehancuran

keadaan kemusnahan dan kemusnahan yang tidak dapat dipulihkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخراب

حالة من الخراب والدمار لا رجعة فيها

🇮🇷Persian

تباهی

وضعیت ویرانی و ویرانی غیرقابل جبران

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkım

telafisi mümkün olmayan bir yıkım ve yıkım durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרס

מצב בלתי ניתן לשחזור של הרס והרס

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The primary meaning of 'ruination' is 'an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction'.

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