ruined
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈruː.ɪnd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹuɪnd/, /ɹuːnd/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uɪnd, -uːnd
- Hyphenation: ru‧ined
Verb
ruined
- simple past and past participle of ruin
Adjective
ruined (comparative more ruined, superlative most ruined)
- In a state of ruin; dilapidated.
- Synonym: undone (formal or humorous)
- 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.
- Bankrupt.
- (slang) incapacitated by drugs or alcohol
Derived terms
Translations
in a state of ruin