Found 4 items, similar to Ruin.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: ruin
merusak
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: ruin
gempur, kejatuhan, membobolkan, mencelakakan, menggempur
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ruin
ruin
n 1: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction;
“you
have brought ruin on this entire family” [syn:
ruination]
2: a ruined building;
“they explored several Roman ruins”
3: the process of becoming dilapidated [syn:
dilapidation]
4: an event that results in destruction [syn:
ruination]
5: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
[syn:
downfall,
ruination]
6: destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn:
laying waste
,
ruining,
ruination,
wrecking]
ruin
v 1: destroy completely; damage irreparably;
“You have ruined my
car by pouring sugar in the tank!”;
“The tears ruined
her make-up” [syn:
destroy]
2: destroy or cause to fail;
“This behavior will ruin your
chances of winning the election”
3: reduce to bankruptcy;
“My daughter's fancy wedding is going
to break me!”;
“The slump in the financial markets smashed
him” [syn:
bankrupt,
break,
smash]
4: reduce to ruins;
“The country lay ruined after the war”
5: deprive of virginity;
“This dirty old man deflowered several
young girls in the village” [syn:
deflower]
6: fall into ruin
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ruin
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.]
“His
ruin startled the other steeds.” --Chapman.
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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.
“Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!” --Gray.
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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.
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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.
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The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous
habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.
--Buckminster.
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4. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or
worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
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5. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
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The errors of young men are the ruin of business.
--Bacon.
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Syn: Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow;
subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.
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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.
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this mortal house I'll ruin. --Shak.
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By thee raised, I ruin all my foes. --Milton.
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The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us.
--Franklin.
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By the fireside there are old men seated,
Seeling ruined cities in the ashes. --Longfellow.
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Ruin
\Ru"in\, v. i.
To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or
dilapidated; to perish. [R.]
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Though he his house of polished marble build,
Yet shall it ruin like the moth's frail cell. --Sandys.
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If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their
business, we shall ruin the faster. --Locke.
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