ruin

/ruən/ verbnoun
4 letters2 syllables4 points in Scrabble®6 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS12
VERB
1

Deprive of virginity.

2

Destroy or cause to fail.

“This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election”

3

Fall into ruin.

4

Reduce to ruins.

“The country lay ruined after the war”

5

Destroy completely; damage irreparably.

“You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”

“The tears ruined her make-up”

6

Reduce to bankruptcy.

NOUN
1

An event that results in destruction.

2

An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction.

“you have brought ruin on this entire family”

3

Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation.

4

Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined.

5

The process of becoming dilapidated.

6

A ruined building.

“they explored several Roman ruins”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®4 points
Words With Friends®6 points
Double word8 points
Triple word12 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withR … N
Syllablesru · in
SYNONYMS & RELATED13
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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