ruination

ruin +‎ -ation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/

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ruination (countable and uncountable, plural ruinations)

1. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
   • 2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56:

     As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through.

2. The act of ruining or wrecking.
3. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
4. A loss of reputation.
   • 2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian‎:

     Yet also thanks largely to Trump, a parallel disaster is unfolding across the world: the ruination of America’s reputation as a safe, trustworthy, competent international leader and partner.

• (act of ruining): destruction, wrecking

• (antonym(s) of “act of ruining”): foundation, construction, building

• ruin
• ruinate
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• “ruination”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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