Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of ruin
adjectiveruined (comparative more ruined, superlative most ruined)
comparative more ruined · superlative most ruined
- In a state of ruin; dilapidated.
At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 261, about LlawhadenSynonyms: undone
- slangincapacitated by drugs or alcohol
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIn a state of ruin; dilapidated.
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adjectivedoomed to extinction
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Translations
Esperanto ruina
- ruinain a state of ruin
Hindi चौपट
- चौपट (caupaṭ)in a state of ruin
Portuguese arruinado, arruinados
- arruinadoin a state of ruin
- arruinadosin a state of ruin
- arruinadain a state of ruin
- arruinadasin a state of ruin
Turkish yıkık, viran
- yıkıkin a state of ruin
- viranin a state of ruin
- harapin a state of ruin
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APA
ruined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruined
MLA
“ruined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruined. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruined,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruined.
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