The act or process by which something is ruined.

present participle of ruin

plural of ruining

Obsolete form of ruin.

(slang) incapacitated by drugs or alcohol

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruin

simple past tense and past participle of ruin

plural of ruin

(countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. / (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.

(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of. / To destroy or make something no longer usable. / To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.