ruin
- Noun. (countable) construction withered by time.
- Noun. (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- Noun. (uncountable) Something which leads to serious troubles.
- Verb. (transitive) to cause the ruin of.
- Verb. To destroy or make something no longer be able to be for good use.
- Verb. To mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
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