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Nouns (15)

ruin

n. a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"

ruin, ruination

n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

dilapidation, ruin

n. the process of becoming dilapidated

downfall, ruin, ruination

n. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking

n. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

Verbs (9)

ruin

v. fall into ruin

destroy, ruin

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

deflower, ruin

v. deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

bankrupt, ruin, break, smash

v. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

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Fuzzynyms (101)

wreck

n. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

shame, disgrace, ignominy

n. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction

n. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

fall

n. a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"

scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis

n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

fall, pin

n. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

personnel casualty, loss

n. military personnel lost by death or capture

calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

damage, harm, impairment

n. the occurrence of a change for the worse

misfortune, bad luck

n. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

mishap, misadventure, mischance

n. an instance of misfortune

downfall, ruin, ruination

n. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

destruction, demolition, wipeout

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

devastation, desolation

n. an event that results in total destruction

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

get the better of, overcome, defeat

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

capitulate

v. surrender under agreed conditions

sag, droop, swag, flag

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

extirpate

v. surgically remove (an organ)

demolish, destroy

v. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

decimate

v. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

demolish, pulverize, pulverise

v. destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

blight, plague

v. cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

butcher, slaughter

v. kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

dilapidate

v. bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

dynamite

v. blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"

stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out

v. extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"

destroy, destruct

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

destroy, put down

v. put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

v. injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

disable, disenable, incapacitate

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

damage

v. suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"

cave, undermine

v. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray

v. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

break

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

deprive, impoverish

v. take away

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Antonyms (3)

success

n. an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"

repair, resort

v. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

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