ruined

1. 1
   adjective

   Badly damaged and falling apart, often from age or neglect.

   Like an old sandcastle that the sea has worn down.

   Tourists wandered through the ruined abbey, photographing its broken arches.

   The ruined farmhouse had no roof and crumbling walls.

   Similardilapidated

   Oppositeintact, restored

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2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of ruin. Use this form for something already destroyed or spoiled.

   The flood ruined all the furniture in the basement.

   He ruined his shoes walking through the mud.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having lost all of one's money and unable to pay debts.

   Like having an empty wallet with nothing left to spend.

   He lost everything in the failed business and was completely ruined.

   The ruined gambler had to sell his house to pay his debts.

   Similarbankrupt, penniless, destitute, broke, insolvent

   Oppositesolvent, wealthy, prosperous

4. 4
   adjectiveslang

   So drunk or high that you can hardly move or think.

   Like a machine that has stopped working completely.

   By midnight he was completely ruined and could barely stand.

   She got so ruined at the party that her friends had to take her home.

   Similarwasted, wrecked, smashed, hammered, trashed

   Oppositesober

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