The meaning of RUIN is to damage irreparably. How to use ruin in a sentence.

RUINED definition: 1. destroyed or spoiled: 2. destroyed or spoiled: . Learn more.

2. to spoil; to treat too indulgently.

Definition of ruined adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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A ruined building or place has been very badly damaged or has gradually fallen down because no-one has taken care of it. ...a ruined church.

Ruined means destroyed or useless. When you visit the site of a long uninhabited city, the broken down structures you see are ruins — time and neglect has resulted in ruined buildings.

Ruin, destruction, havoc imply irrevocable and often widespread damage. Destruction may be on a large or small scale (destruction of tissue, of enemy vessels); it emphasizes particularly the …

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Britannica Dictionary definition of RUINED always used before a noun : destroyed or badly damaged so that only parts remain ruined buildings a ruined Greek temple