āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to ruin
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āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause severe damage or harm to something, usually in a way that is beyond repair
Transitive: to ruin sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The economic downturn threatened to ruin many businesses.
āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāύā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāĻā§ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏā§āϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to fall into a state of destruction or severe decline
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the flood, the town was left to ruin, with many buildings left abandoned.
āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻā§āϤ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻšāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to take away a womanâs chastity, often leading to a loss of honor or social reputation in traditional contexts
Transitive: to ruin a woman
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His deceitful charm ruined her, leaving her reputation in shambles.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϤāĻŋ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāϏā§āϤā§āĻĒā§ āϰā§āĻā§.
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āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause someone or something to become impoverished
Transitive: to ruin sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His gambling addiction gradually ruined him, wiping out his savings.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϏāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause something to become less favorable, often by damaging or destroying its quality or value
Transitive: to ruin sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The constant delays and miscommunications began to ruin the project.
āϧā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϞ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
01
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ, āĻāĻā§āύāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ
(plural) the remains of something such as a building after it has been seriously damaged or destroyed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ancient ruins attracted many tourists each year.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤāĨ¤
02
destruction caused intentionally
03
failure resulting in loss of position, status, or reputation
04
the process of falling into decay
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old mill slowly fell into ruin.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
ruiner
ruin
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