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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

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

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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

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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"

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