Synonyms for ruination
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Noun
1. Ruin — the act of ruining or wrecking
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of ruining or wrecking.
Forms
- Plural
- ruinations → ruins, destructions, downfalls, ruinings…
Example sentences
- destruction They found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
- ruining It's people like you who are ruining our country.
- downfall I realise that love has been my greatest downfall.
- wrecking Ziri started running around the room, wrecking things.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ruination | rising | |
| destruction | steady | |
| ruining | rising | |
| downfall | steady | |
| wrecking | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ruin2
- 7 letters
- ruining3
- 8 letters
- downfall2, wrecking2
- 11 letters
- destruction3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).