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n. The act of ruining or the condition of being ruined.

n. A cause of ruin.

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.

n. The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.

n. The act of ruinating, or the state of being ruinated; ruin.

n. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

n. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

n. an event that results in destruction

"He said in order to prevent what he called the ruination of the New Jersey economy, he's frozen 375 out 378 programs, needs to bring public-sector spending in line with the private economy."

devastation    destruction    desolation   

counterespionage    beggary    growinganger    wineglassful    bafflement    impoverishment    bootlegging    wastefulness    half-liter    cheerlessness