ruined

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuɪnd/, /ɹuːnd/

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• Rhymes: -uɪnd, -uːnd
• Hyphenation: ru‧ined

Verb

ruined

1. simple past and past participle of ruin

Adjective

ruined (comparative more ruined, superlative most ruined)

1. In a state of ruin; dilapidated.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 261, about Llawhaden:

     At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest.

2. Bankrupt.
3. (slang) incapacitated by drugs or alcohol

Derived terms

• rooned

Anagrams

• driuen, indure, inured, nudier, urined