Ruined — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destroy completely; damage irreparably

destroy or cause to fail

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːɪnd/.

Examples

You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
The tears ruined her make-up
This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

washed-up bankrupt smash deflower destroy finished done for undone destroyed sunk ruin break

Parts of Speech

verb	destroy completely; damage irreparably “You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”
verb	destroy or cause to fail “This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election”
verb	reduce to bankruptcy “My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!”
verb	reduce to ruins “The country lay ruined after the war”
verb	deprive of virginity “This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village”
verb	fall into ruin
adjective	destroyed physically or morally
adjective	doomed to extinction
adjective	brought to ruin “after the revolution the aristocracy was finished”

Word Forms

destructible	adjective	easily destroyed
destruction	noun	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
destroyer	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruin	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruination	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruiner	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruining	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
bankruptcy	noun	inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
defloration	noun	an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ruiniert

vollständig zerstören; irreparablen Schaden verursachen

🇫🇷French

ruiné

détruire complètement ; dommage irréparable

🇪🇸Spanish

arruinado

destruir completamente; daño irreparable

🇮🇹Italian

rovinato

distruggere completamente; danneggiare irreparabilmente

🇳🇱Dutch

geruïneerd

volledig vernietigen; onherstelbare schade

🇵🇹Portuguese

arruinado

destruir completamente; danificar irreparavelmente

🇷🇺Russian

разрушенный

уничтожить полностью; нанести непоправимый ущерб

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तबाह

पूरी तरह नष्ट कर देना; अपूरणीय क्षति

🇧🇩Bengali

নষ্ট

সম্পূর্ণরূপে ধ্বংস করা; অপূরণীয় ক্ষতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பாழடைந்தது

முற்றிலும் அழிக்கவும்; சரிசெய்ய முடியாத சேதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాశనమైంది

పూర్తిగా నాశనం; కోలుకోలేని నష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

उध्वस्त

पूर्णपणे नष्ट करा; भरून न येणारे नुकसान

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરબાદ

સંપૂર્ણપણે નાશ; ભરપાઈ ન કરી શકાય તેવું નુકસાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಳಾಗಿದೆ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಾಶಮಾಡು; ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗದ ಹಾನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിച്ചു

പൂർണ്ണമായും നശിപ്പിക്കുക; പരിഹരിക്കാനാകാത്ത നാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਬਾਦ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਬਾਹ; ਨਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

برباد

مکمل طور پر تباہ؛ ناقابل تلافی نقصان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毁了

彻底摧毁；造成不可挽回的损害

🇯🇵Japanese

台無しにされた

完全に破壊する。修復不可能なほどのダメージを与える

🇰🇷Korean

망가진

완전히 파괴하다; 회복 불가능한 손상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị hủy hoại

phá hủy hoàn toàn; thiệt hại không thể khắc phục

🇹🇭Thai

เจ๊ง

ทำลายให้หมด; ความเสียหายอย่างไม่อาจซ่อมแซมได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

hancur

menghancurkan sepenuhnya; kerusakan yang tidak dapat diperbaiki

🇵🇭Filipino

wasak

ganap na sirain; pinsalang hindi na mababawi

🇲🇾Malay

hancur

memusnahkan sepenuhnya; kerosakan tidak boleh diperbaiki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدمر

تدمير تماما. الضرر بشكل لا يمكن إصلاحه

🇮🇷Persian

خراب شده

نابود کردن کامل؛ خسارت جبران ناپذیر

🇹🇷Turkish

harap

tamamen yok edin; onarılamaz biçimde zarar vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הָרוּס

להרוס לחלוטין; נזק בלתי הפיך

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