Definitions:

1. a ruined building noun
   • they explored several Roman ruins
2. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction noun
   • you have brought ruin on this entire family
3. destroy or cause to fail verb
   • This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election
4. reduce to ruins verb
   • The country lay ruined after the war

Synonyms:

• break
• consume
• deflower
• demolish
• destroy
• devour
• dilapidation
• downfall
• laying waste
• pulverise
• pulverize
• ruination
• subvert

NearBy Words:

• ruination
• ruined
• ruiner
• ruining
• ruinous
• ruinously