ruined
destroyed physically or morally
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,582 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,510 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- destroyed physically or morally also: destroyed
- doomed to extinction also: done for, sunk, undone, washed-up
- brought to ruin also: finished after the revolution the aristocracy was finishedthe unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically
ruined in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My life has been ruined by them.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Ruined by gambling, perhaps, but by a woman!
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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As the sequel, it would be heroic to tell you this boy's life was ruined.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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For instance, from that day onwards to the present time I have never touched the drink which so nearly ruined me.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1
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But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1