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ruin

/ˈɹuː.ɪn/ noun B1
  1. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. (countable)
  2. The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. (uncountable) · The monastery has fallen into ruin.
  3. Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. (uncountable) · Gambling has been the ruin of many.
  4. The act of ruining something. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow. (countable, uncountable) · the ruin of a ship or an army· the ruin of a constitution or a government
  6. Complete financial loss; bankruptcy. (uncountable)

Plural ruins

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It was to save myself from ruin.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 37 · B2
He has been my ruin and my downfall.”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 39 · B2
In the last century, however, four successive heirs were of a dissolute and wasteful disposition, and the family ruin was eventually completed by a gambler in the days of the Regency.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 39 · B2
“It’ll ruin her teeth and stomach.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 86 · C1

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