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Synonyms for ruination
ˌru əˈneɪ ʃənru·ina·tion

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  1. ruin, ruinationnoun

    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

    "you have brought ruin on this entire family"

    Synonyms:
    downfall, ruining, wrecking, laying waste, dilapidation, ruin

  2. ruin, ruinationnoun

    an event that results in destruction

    Synonyms:
    downfall, ruining, wrecking, laying waste, dilapidation, ruin

  3. downfall, ruin, ruinationnoun

    failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

    Synonyms:
    fall, ruining, precipitation, ruin, wrecking, laying waste, dilapidation, downfall

  4. laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wreckingnoun

    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

    Synonyms:
    razing, ruining, ruin, wrecking, laying waste, dilapidation, downfall

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  1. ruinationnoun

    Synonyms:
    ruin

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  1. List of paraphrases for "ruination":

    ruin

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#1232fall
#8036precipitation
#14164ruin
#27947downfall
#33438wrecking
#36665ruining
#129130razing
#158990ruination
#225378dilapidation

How to use ruination in a sentence?

  1. Donald Sutherland:

    When you're my age ... 85 years old and you have children and grandchildren, you will leave them nothing if we do not vote those people out of office in Brazil, in London and in Washington. They are ruining the world, we have contributed to the ruination of it but they are ensuring it.

  2. Vladimir Putin:

    This action…was just another level of crazy. It’s a ruination of Russia for decades, so damaging for Ukraine and so costly all around.


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