RUINATION


Meaning of RUINATION in English

/ ˌruːɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal ) the process of destroying sth/sb or being destroyed

SYN destruction :

Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from obsolete ruinate + -ion .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.