Ruined - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈruːənd|  American pronunciation of the word ruined
Brit.  |ˈruːɪnd|  British pronunciation of the word ruined
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to ruin
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to ruin

adjective

- destroyed physically or morally (syn: destroyed)
- doomed to extinction (syn: sunk, undone, washed-up)
- brought to ruin (syn: finished)
the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically

Extra examples

Poor customer service has ruined the company's reputation.

The bad weather ruined the party.

I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.

His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.

Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.

He was ruined by debt.

The scandal ruined the mayor.

...a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business...

...everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments...

...the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience...

His life has been ruined by heroin addiction.

...the hoar and crumbling stones of ruined temples...

...my attempt at secretly tailing the girls was ruined by my loud and uncontrollable hiccups...

The book is ruined by all the treacle about his childhood.

She wailed that the vacation was ruined.

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