Meaning & use
ruination
The act of ruining something, or the state of being completely ruined.
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Excessive gambling led to the family's financial ruination.
The unchecked flooding caused the ruination of centuries-old farmland.
A note on using this word
More dramatic and literary than the simpler word "ruin," often used for large-scale or irreversible loss.
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