ruination

Etymology

ruin + -ation

noun

  1. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
    As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through. January 12 2022, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56
  2. The act of ruining or wrecking.
  3. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
  4. A loss of reputation.
    Yet also thanks largely to Trump, a parallel disaster is unfolding across the world: the ruination of America’s reputation as a safe, trustworthy, competent international leader and partner. 2020-04-12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian

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