## Meanings
1. To spoil or destroy something completely.
2. The broken remains of an old building.
3. The state of being destroyed or falling apart.
4. Complete loss of money, success, or position.

## Examples
- The rain ruined our picnic.
- We visited the ruins of an ancient castle.
- The old factory has fallen into ruin.
- Gambling has been the ruin of many families.

## Derived Forms
- ruination
- ruiniform
- ruinism
- ruinless
- ruinlike

## Related Forms
- ruinable
- ruination
- ruiner
- ruinous
- ruint

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ruyne
- Root: ruine
- Root: ruīna

## Etymology
From Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”).

## AI Etymology
Ruin comes from Middle English ruyne, ruine, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna (“overthrow, ruin”), from ruō (“to fall down, tumble, sink in ruin, rush”). Modern senses include to spoil or destroy something completely. and the broken remains of an old building.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as ruination, ruiniform, ruinism, ruinless, and ruinlike and related forms such as ruinable, ruination, ruiner, and ruinous.

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