Ruined has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of ruin
"The sudden downpour ruined our picnic plans completely."
Adjective
1
destroyed physically or morally
"The floodwaters did not just destroy our home; they ruined us by stealing everything we had worked for over decades."
2
doomed to extinction
"The invasive species has so thoroughly outcompeted the native frogs that their entire population is now ruined and doomed to extinction."
3
brought to ruin
"after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"
"the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"
4
incapacitated by drugs or alcohol
"After spending all night at the club, he stumbled out of the taxi completely ruined from too much drinking."
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