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Ruin
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Ruin
/ˈruːɪn/
To cause damage or destruction so something is no longer in its original, good condition.
Synonyms:
destroy
damage
wreck
devastate
spoil
Antonyms:
repair
preserve
restore
construct
build
Examples:
Too much rain can
ruin
your day.
His mistakes
ruined
their friendship forever.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word
ruina
, meaning collapse or failure, and first appeared in Middle English around the 14th century.
Usage Statistics:
24 mentions per 1 million words
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