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ruination

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ru⋅in⋅a⋅tion

[roo-uh-ney-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
2. something that ruins.

Origin:
1655–65; ruinate + -ion
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ru·in·a·tion   (rōō'ə-nā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.

  2. A cause of ruin.

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