ruin
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The meaning (definition) of the word ruin
to spoil something so it is no good any more
The word ruin used in a sentence
“The spilled paint will ruin my picture.”
Words that mean the opposite of ruin (antonyms)
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How the word ruin is said around the world
| French | gâcher (gah-SHAY) |
| Spanish | arruinar (ah-rwee-NAHR) |
| Mandarin | 毁掉 (hway dyow) |
| Hindi | बिगाड़ना (bee-GAAR-naa) |
| Arabic | يُفسد (YUF-si-duu) |
| Russian | испортить (ees-POHR-teet) |
| Portuguese (EU) | estragar (esh-truh-GAR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | estragar (es-trah-GAHR) |
| Japanese | だいなしにする (dye-NAH-shee nee soo-roo) |
| German | verderben (fair-DAIR-ben) |
| Urdu | خراب کرنا (kha-RAHB KUR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਖ਼ਰਾਬ ਕਰਨਾ (kha-RAAB KAR-naa) |
| Korean | 망치다 (MAHNG-chee-dah) |
| Hebrew | לַהֲרוֹס (la-ha-ROHS) |
| Greek | χαλάω (khah-LAH-oh) |
| Dutch | verpesten (fuhr-PAYS-tuhn) |
| Tagalog | sirain (see-RAH-een) |
| Vietnamese | làm hỏng (lahm HAWNG) |
| Turkish | mahvetmek (mah-vet-MEK) |
| Persian | خراب کردن (khah-RAHB kahr-DAN) |
| Polish | zniszczyć (ZNEESH-chihch) |
| Ukrainian | зіпсувати (zeep-SOO-vah-ty) |
| Bengali | নষ্ট করা (nosh-to KAW-ra) |
| Swedish | förstöra (fur-STUR-ah) |
| Italian | rovinare (roh-vee-NAH-ray) |
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