Ruining — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

destroy completely; damage irreparably

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːɪnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːɪnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːɪnɪŋ/.

Examples

You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
The tears ruined her make-up
This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bankrupt smash deflower ruination wrecking destroy laying waste ruin break

Parts of Speech

noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
verb	destroy completely; damage irreparably “You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”
verb	destroy or cause to fail “This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election”
verb	reduce to bankruptcy “My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!”
verb	reduce to ruins “The country lay ruined after the war”
verb	deprive of virginity “This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village”
verb	fall into ruin

Word Forms

ruin	verb	reduce to ruins
wreck	verb	smash or break forcefully
destructible	adjective	easily destroyed
destruction	noun	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
destroyer	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruin	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruination	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruiner	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruining	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
bankruptcy	noun	inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
defloration	noun	an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ruinieren

Zerstörung, die dadurch erreicht wird, dass etwas zerstört oder ruiniert wird

🇫🇷French

ruiner

destruction obtenue en provoquant la destruction ou la ruine de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

arruinando

destrucción lograda al causar que algo se destruya o arruine

🇮🇹Italian

rovinando

distruzione ottenuta provocando la distruzione o la rovina di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verpesten

vernietiging die wordt bereikt door ervoor te zorgen dat iets wordt vernield of geruïneerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

arruinando

destruição alcançada fazendo com que algo seja destruído ou arruinado

🇷🇺Russian

разрушающий

разрушение, достигаемое путем разрушения или разрушения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्बाद कर

किसी चीज को नष्ट या बर्बाद करने के कारण प्राप्त विनाश

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস করা

ধ্বংস বা ধ্বংস কিছু ঘটিয়ে অর্জিত ধ্বংস

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிக்கும்

எதையாவது சிதைத்து அல்லது பாழாக்குவதன் மூலம் அடையப்படும் அழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

నాశనం చేస్తోంది

ఏదైనా ధ్వంసం కావడం లేదా నాశనం చేయడం ద్వారా సాధించిన విధ్వంసం

🇮🇳Marathi

नासधूस

काहीतरी उध्वस्त किंवा उध्वस्त करून प्राप्त केलेला विनाश

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરબાદી

કંઈક નષ્ટ અથવા બરબાદ થવાનું કારણ બનીને પ્રાપ્ત થયેલ વિનાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಳುಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಾಳುಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಳುಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಾಧಿಸಿದ ವಿನಾಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും തകരുകയോ നശിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നതിലൂടെ നേടിയ നാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਤਬਾਹ ਜਾਂ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

بربادی

تباہی کسی چیز کو تباہ یا برباد کر کے حاصل کی گئی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏

通过造成某物被破坏或毁坏而实现的破坏

🇯🇵Japanese

台無しにする

何かを破壊または台無しにすることによって達成される破壊

🇰🇷Korean

파멸

무언가를 파괴하거나 파괴함으로써 달성되는 파괴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phá hoại

sự phá hủy đạt được bằng cách làm cho một cái gì đó bị phá hủy hoặc bị hủy hoại

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลาย

การทำลายล้างที่เกิดขึ้นจากการทำให้บางสิ่งพังหรือพังทลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusak

kehancuran yang dicapai dengan menyebabkan sesuatu menjadi rusak atau musnah

🇵🇭Filipino

paninira

pagkawasak na nakamit sa pamamagitan ng pagdudulot ng pagkawasak o pagkasira ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

merosakkan

kemusnahan yang dicapai dengan menyebabkan sesuatu rosak atau musnah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخريب

التدمير يتحقق من خلال التسبب في تدمير شيء ما أو إتلافه

🇮🇷Persian

خراب کردن

ویرانی که با خراب کردن یا خراب کردن چیزی حاصل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bozma

Bir şeyin harap olmasına veya mahvolmasına neden olarak elde edilen yıkım

🇮🇱Hebrew

הורס

הרס המושג על ידי גרימת משהו להרוס או להרוס

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The primary meaning of 'ruining' is 'destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined'.

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Using 'ruining' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'ruining' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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