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ruining

ruining

3.6
Damage that destroys something or makes it unusable
  • noun
  • /ˈruːɪnɪŋ/
translation icon : arruinar
  • It's the fear of ruining your children's days, weeks or months.

Guys, you do not know how close I just came to ruining this entire project.

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Examples

  • And she should not feel bad at all for ruining his happiness.

  • Guys, you do not know how close I just came to ruining this entire project.

  • You were doing just fine ruining marriage without us helping, right?

  • I think, I think the people who are using social media are ruining politics, Right?

  • At what point is his app just dangerous, ruining lives, ruining ankles.

  • It's ruining relationships and it's ruining intimacy.

  • No, you're ruining the game for people at home.

  • She got mad and told me to stop ruining her mood and that I'm being mean.

  • It was just, yeah, it was ruining my love for pyjamas.

  • His constant negativity is ruining the team's morale and productivity.

Synonyms

destruction
vsruining
849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

is the broader process of causing severe damage or loss
ruin
vsruining
100 3.2

A state of complete destruction or loss

is the action that brings about that state rather than the state itself
wrecking
vsruining
31 4.4

The act of tearing down a building to destroy it

is broader, applying to harm beyond buildings and structures
laying waste
vsruining
14 8.8

An action that causes great damage to places and people

is the general process not limited to wide area devastation
ruination
vsruining
6 7.6

A complete destruction or great loss that makes something worthless

is the act of causing severe damage rather than the resulting state
spoiling
vsruining
1 3.4

An act that damages something so it becomes less enjoyable or valuable

is focused on causing severe, often irreparable damage rather than mild harm

How Destructive

annihilation
  • NSFW
47 8.1
destruction
849 3.0
ruining
3.6
to damage
885 1.4
harm
820 1.0

Surface Forms

ruining singular
ruinings plural

Morphology

ruining = ruin (transparent) = ruin + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization from the verb 'ruin' with no meaning shift; learners who know 'ruin' will recognize 'ruining'.

Etymology

The word ruining comes from an old Latin word ruina meaning 'a falling' or 'collapse', and you can see the same root in the word ruins, the broken remains of buildings. So, to ruin something is to make it fall apart or be destroyed.