ruin
/ˈruːɪn/verb
उच्चारण रूइन
बरबाद करना, नष्ट करना, बिगाड़ देना
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[T] ~ sth
to damage something so badly that it loses all its value or pleasure; to spoil
बरबाद करना, नष्ट करना, बिगाड़ देना
- The rain ruined the crops.
- One careless remark ruined the whole evening.
- The storm ruined the wedding decorations.
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- Don't ruin your eyesight by reading in the dark.
- Late nights can ruin your health.
- Burnt rice ruined the dinner.
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody lose all their money or their position
(किसी को) कंगाल या बरबाद कर देना
- The lawsuit ruined him.
- The fraud ruined the old merchant.
- A bad business deal ruined the family.
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- The long drought nearly ruined the farmer.
- Heavy debts ruined him in a single year.
Synonyms bankrupt impoverish
Opposite enrich
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[U]
the state of being destroyed or having lost all your money or position
बरबादी, तबाही, विनाश
- The war left the city in ruin.
- Gambling brought the family to ruin.
- The kingdom fell to ruin after the war.
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- His careless spending led to financial ruin.
- The building was left to rot and ruin.
Synonyms destruction downfall collapse
Opposite prosperity success
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[C, usually pl.]
the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or has fallen down
खंडहर, भग्नावशेष
- the ruins of Hampi
- The temple now lies in ruins.
- Tourists climbed through the ruins of the old fort.
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- The ruins of the ancient city lie beside the river.
- The earthquake left the school in ruins.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ruin + noun (verb)
As a verb, ruin takes a thing or a person as object and means to spoil it completely.
Verb के रूप में 'ruin' का object वस्तु या व्यक्ति होता है और इसका अर्थ उसे पूरी तरह बिगाड़ देना है।
- Heavy rain ruined the harvest.
- The scandal ruined his career.
ruin (uncountable) / ruins (plural)
Ruin is uncountable for the state of being destroyed; ruins in the plural means the remains of a building.
बरबाद होने की स्थिति के लिए 'ruin' uncountable है; plural 'ruins' का अर्थ किसी इमारत के अवशेष हैं।
- The firm faces financial ruin.
- We visited the ruins of the old fort.
in ruins / fall into ruin
In ruins means destroyed, and fall into ruin means slowly become useless; neither takes an article.
'In ruins' का अर्थ नष्ट है और 'fall into ruin' का अर्थ धीरे-धीरे बेकार हो जाना है; दोनों में article नहीं आता।
- The old haveli lay in ruins.
- The garden fell into ruin.
be the ruin of sb
This phrase names the cause that destroys a person.
यह वाक्यांश उस कारण को बताता है जो किसी व्यक्ति को बरबाद कर देता है।
- Gambling was the ruin of the family.
ruined (adjective)
Ruined is used before a noun for a destroyed building or a spoiled plan.
'Ruined' noun से पहले नष्ट इमारत या बिगड़ी योजना के लिए आता है।
- They explored a ruined temple.
+Collocations 4
adjective + ruin
financialeconomictotalcompleteancientutter
- Poor planning brought financial ruin to the company.
verb + ruin
facebringlead tosave fromescape
- Drought brought many farmers to ruin.
ruin + noun
a surprisea holidaya partya reputationa plan
- A phone call ruined the surprise.
in / to ruins
in ruinsinto ruinto ruinthe ruins of
- The earthquake left the village in ruins.
“More examples 5
- One careless word can ruin a friendship.
एक लापरवाह शब्द मित्रता बिगाड़ सकता है।
- Radhika spilled ink and ruined her new white kurta.
राधिका ने स्याही गिराकर अपना नया सफ़ेद कुर्ता खराब कर दिया।
- Tourists photograph the ruins of Hampi at sunrise.
पर्यटक सूर्योदय के समय हम्पी के खंडहरों की तस्वीरें लेते हैं।
- The strike has brought the small shopkeepers to ruin.
हड़ताल ने छोटे दुकानदारों को बरबादी की कगार पर पहुँचा दिया।
- The rain ruined the match, and we went home.
बारिश ने मैच बिगाड़ दिया और हम घर चले गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The building is in a ruin.
✓ The building is in ruins.
Use the plural ruins for a destroyed building.
नष्ट इमारत के लिए plural 'ruins' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The factory was ruin by the flood.
✓ The factory was ruined by the flood.
A passive needs the past participle ruined.
Passive में past participle 'ruined' चाहिए।
✗ The rain ruined with our picnic.
✓ The rain ruined our picnic.
Ruin is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Ruin' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
¶Idioms 1
in ruins
destroyed; completely spoiled
बरबाद, खंडहर बना हुआ
- His career was in ruins after the scandal.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ru·in
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In ruins, go to rack and ruin.
Collocations: in ruins (खंडहर बन चुका या पूरी तरह बर्बाद), go to rack and ruin (लापरवाही के कारण पूरी तरह बर्बाद हो जाना)।