ruining
- noun
- /ˈruːɪnɪŋ/
- 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.
- Guys, you do not know how close I just came to ruining this entire project.
- And if we can't prove you did without ruining your marriage, then you're free.
- It's the fear of ruining your children's days, weeks or months.
- Hey, I've got nicked for ruining a notebook.
- Yes, Jeff Zucker was beloved, biased and responsible for ruining the network, but he was beloved.
Examples
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And she should not feel bad at all for ruining his happiness.
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Guys, you do not know how close I just came to ruining this entire project.
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You were doing just fine ruining marriage without us helping, right?
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I think, I think the people who are using social media are ruining politics, Right?
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At what point is his app just dangerous, ruining lives, ruining ankles.
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It's ruining relationships and it's ruining intimacy.
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No, you're ruining the game for people at home.
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She got mad and told me to stop ruining her mood and that I'm being mean.
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It was just, yeah, it was ruining my love for pyjamas.
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His constant negativity is ruining the team's morale and productivity.
Synonyms
Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed
A state of complete destruction or loss
The act of tearing down a building to destroy it
An action that causes great damage to places and people
A complete destruction or great loss that makes something worthless
An act that damages something so it becomes less enjoyable or valuable
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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.