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Ruin
Ruin Ru"in, n. [OE. ruine, F. ruine, fr. L. ruina, fr. ruere,
rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble down.]
1. The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. [Obs.] ``His
ruin startled the other steeds.' --Chapman.
2. Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely
defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction;
overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of
a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or
hopes. ``Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!' --Gray.
3. That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury
or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the
plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or
desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.
The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, And one
promiscuous ruin cover all; Nor, after length of
years, a stone betray The place where once the very
ruins lay. --Addison.
The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous
habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.
--Buckminster.
4. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or
worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
5. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
The errors of young men are the ruin of business.
--Bacon.
Syn: Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow;
subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.
Meaning of Ruin from wikipedia
- been
partially or
completely ruined in
recent years as a
result of more
localized warfare.
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occasionally lost...
- Road to
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Ruin may
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silent film
starring J.
Warren Kerrigan and
Charlotte Burton The Road...
- "The
Ruin of the Empire", or
simply "The
Ruin", is an
elegy in Old English,
written by an
unknown author probably in the 8th or 9th century, and published...
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- The
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debut crime novel by Irish/Australian
writer Dervla McTiernan. It was
originally published by
HarperCollins in
Australia in 2018...
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backstory for
Miryam and Drakon. The
final cover of A
Court of
Wings and
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designed by
Adrian Dadich, with the
dress pictured on the
cover originally...
- Risk of
ruin is a
concept in gambling, insurance, and
finance relating to the
likelihood of
losing all one's
investment capital or
extinguishing one's...
-
Children of
Ruin is a 2019
science fiction novel by
British author Adrian Tchaikovsky, the
second in his
Children of Time series. The
novel was well received...
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probability of
ruin,
distribution of
surplus immediately prior to
ruin and
deficit at time of
ruin. The
theoretical foundation of
ruin theory,
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- Blue
Ruin is a 2013
American revenge thriller film
written and
directed by
Jeremy Saulnier and
starring Macon Blair.
Saulnier funded production on the...
