ruination

n.

1. The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.
2. A cause of ruin.

noun

1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed: bane, destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, undoing, wrack¹, wreck, wreckage. See help/harm/harmless, leftover.
2. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes: bane, destroyer, destruction, downfall, ruin, undoing, wrecker. See help/harm/harmless.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  Synonym: ruin

Meaning #2: an event that results in destruction
  Synonym: ruin

Meaning #3: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
  Synonyms: downfall, ruin

Meaning #4: destruction achieved by wrecking something
  Synonyms: laying waste, ruin, ruining, wrecking

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ødelæggelse, ruinering

Nederlands (Dutch)
instorting

Français (French)
n. - ruine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ruin, Untergang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ερείπωση, ρήμαγμα, καταστροφή

Italiano (Italian)
rovina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arruinamento (m), ruína (f)

Русский (Russian)
разрушение, разорение

Español (Spanish)
n. - arruinamiento, perdición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ödeläggelse, fördärv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毁灭, 灭亡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 毀滅, 滅亡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파멸, 파괴, 화근

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破滅, 荒廃, 没落

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خراب, تهدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חורבן, הרס‬

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