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1
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
- neglect and indifference have proved to be the ruination of more than one marriage
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2
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
- although this is a setback, it isn't complete ruination for the company
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“Ruination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruination. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of ruination was in 1599
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