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Learn to pronounce ru·in

/ˈro͞oˌin/
noun
the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.
"a large white house falling into gentle ruin"

verb
  1. reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
    "the castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers"
    synonyms: destroy, devastate, lay waste, leave in ruins, wreak havoc on, ravage, leave desolate, raze, demolish, blast, wreck, wipe out, flatten, level, crush, waste
  2. fall headlong or with a crash.
    "carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time"

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