ruin

Definition

Examples

Heavy rain could ruin the outdoor event we planned.

Word Family

Synonyms

• destroydo away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
• damagethe occurrence of a change for the worse
• spoil(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

Collocations

• Easy ruin the cake by overbaking
  to ruin the cake by overbaking, meaning to destroy completely; damage irreparably
• Medium ruin an expensive suit in the rain
  to ruin an expensive suit in the rain, meaning to destroy completely; damage irreparably
• Hard ruin the corporate brand through scandalous conduct
  to ruin the corporate brand through scandalous conduct, meaning to destroy completely; damage irreparably
• Very Hard bring financial ruin upon unsuspecting creditors
  to cause or carry to a place or result regarding financial ruin upon unsuspecting creditors