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RUINATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

Synonyms:

laying waste; ruin; ruination; ruining; wrecking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):

destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Derivation:

ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

Synonyms:

downfall; ruin; ruination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ruination"):

finish (the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict))

Sense 3

Meaning:

An event that results in destruction

Synonyms:

ruin; ruination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):

demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ruination"):

desolation; devastation (an event that results in total destruction)

shipwreck (an irretrievable loss)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

Example:

you have brought ruin on this entire family

Synonyms:

ruin; ruination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ruination" is a kind of...):

desolation; devastation (the state of being decayed or destroyed)

Derivation:

ruin (reduce to ruins)

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