ruination : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ruination	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ruination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruination n an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" Synonym(s): ruin, ruination 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruination \Ru`in*a"tion\, n. [LL. ruinatio.] The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.