ruin
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(verb) reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war" |
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Related Words: desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, waste |
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(verb) cause to fail: "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" |
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Related Words: baffle, bilk, break, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, shipwreck, spoil, thwart |
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(noun) a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins" |
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Related Words: building, edifice |
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(noun) an event that results in destruction |
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Synonyms: ruination |
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Related Words: demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, shipwreck |
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(noun) destruction achieved by wrecking something |
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Synonyms: laying waste, ruination, ruining, wrecking |
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Related Words: destruction, devastation |
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(verb) destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
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Synonyms: destroy |
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Related Words: break, burn, burn down, bust, bust up, consume, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, explode, fire, get, harry, kick down, kick in, lay waste to, plunder, rape, ravage, shipwreck, vandalise, vandalize, violate, wash out, waste, wrack, wreck |
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(verb) reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!" |
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Synonyms: bankrupt, break |
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Related Words: impoverish |
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(noun) the process of becoming dilapidated |
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Synonyms: dilapidation |
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Related Words: decay |
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(noun) the state of being decayed or destroyed |
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Synonyms: desolation, devastation |
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Related Words: blight, deterioration, impairment |
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