Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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destroy | No | No | Yes | No |
ruin | Yes | No | Yes | No |
destroy (noun) | ruin (noun) |
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destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined | |
a ruined building | |
an event that results in destruction | |
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | |
the process of becoming dilapidated | |
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction |
destroy (verb) | ruin (verb) |
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defeat soundly and humiliatingly | fall into ruin |
destroy completely; damage irreparably | destroy completely; damage irreparably |
put (an animal) to death | reduce to ruins |
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of | deprive of virginity |
reduce to bankruptcy | |
destroy or cause to fail |