Ruin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ruin	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Ruin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruin n an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" Synonym(s): ruin, ruination a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins" the process of becoming dilapidated Synonym(s): dilapidation, ruin an event that results in destruction Synonym(s): ruin, ruination failure that results in a loss of position or reputation Synonym(s): downfall, ruin, ruination destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined Synonym(s): laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking v destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" Synonym(s): destroy, ruin destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" Synonym(s): bankrupt, ruin, break, smash reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war" deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" Synonym(s): deflower, ruin fall into ruin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruin \Ru"in\, v. i. To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish. [R.] Though he his house of polished marble build, Yet shall it ruin like the moth's frail cell. --Sandys. If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their business, we shall ruin the faster. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruin \Ru"in\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruined};p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruining}.] [Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See {Ruin}, n.] To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow. this mortal house I'll ruin. --Shak. By thee raised, I ruin all my foes. --Milton. The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. --Franklin. By the fireside there are old men seated, Seeling ruined cities in the ashes. --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruin \Ru"in\, n. [OE. ruine, F. ruine, fr. L. ruina, fr. ruere, rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble down.] 1. The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. [Obs.] [bd]His ruin startled the other steeds.[b8] --Chapman. 2. Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes. [bd]Ruin seize thee, ruthless king![b8] --Gray. 3. That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like. The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, And one promiscuous ruin cover all; Nor, after length of years, a stone betray The place where once the very ruins lay. --Addison. The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character. --Buckminster. 4. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin. 5. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction. The errors of young men are the ruin of business. --Bacon. Syn: Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow; subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.