Definitions
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
Word origin
From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).
Used in a sentence
“The Veian and the Gabian towirs shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ruins lay.”
“The labour of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.”
“A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Total loss”4 letters
02“Wreck”4 letters
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