ruined

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ruined

  • /ˈruː.ɪnd/ UK
  • /ˈɹuɪnd/ US
  • /ɹuːnd/ US

Rhymes with -uɪnd, -uːnd

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of ruin

adjective more ruined · most ruined

  1. In a state of ruin; dilapidated. At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest.

    Similar: undone

  2. Bankrupt.
  3. slang incapacitated by drugs or alcohol

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: blasted, washed-up, destroyed, devastated, done for, desolate, wasted, lost, finished, unsuccessful, undone, desolated, ravaged, sunk, slaughtered, trashed

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adj in a state of ruin

हिन्दीचौपट caupaṭ
Portuguêsarruinado, arruinados, arruinada, arruinadas

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@misc{ruined_2026,
  title = {ruined},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruined},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}