Synonyms of the word

ruination

• n. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
• n. The act of ruining or wrecking.
• n. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
• n. A loss of reputation.

demolition

• n. the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures.

desolation

• n. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
• n. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
• n. A place or country wasted and forsaken.

destruction

• n. The act of destroying.
• n. The results of a destructive event.

devastation

• n. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
• n. (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.

downfall

• n. A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
• n. The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
• n. An act of falling down.
• v. (intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

failure

• n. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• n. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
• n. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function, breakdown.

ruin

• n. (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a…
• n. (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
• n. (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
• n. (obsolete) A fall or tumble.
• n. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
• v. (transitive) to cause the fiscal ruin of.
• v. To destroy or make something no longer usable.
• v. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
• v. To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.

ruining

• v. present participle of ruin.
• n. The act or process by which something is ruined.

wipeout

• n. The action of the verb "wipe out".

wrecking

• v. present participle of wreck.
• n. The act by which something is wrecked.
• n. The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.