ruin

mahvetmek, harap etmek

To destroy or severely damage something; to cause complete failure or downfall.

• The rain ruined our picnic.
• Bad management ruined the company.
• One mistake can ruin your reputation.
• A single contaminated sample can ruin months of laboratory research by invalidating all subsequent experimental results.
• Historians argue that corruption and economic mismanagement combined to ruin the empire's once-thriving trade networks.
• Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture may ruin their effectiveness in treating human infections by accelerating bacterial resistance.

Eş anlamlılar: destroy, wreck, devastate, spoil, damage

Zıt anlamlılar: repair, restore, build, improve

yıkım; harabe

The physical destruction or collapse of something; the remains of a destroyed building or structure.

• The castle now lies in ruins.
• The economic crisis brought the company to ruin.
• We explored the ancient ruins.

Eş anlamlılar: destruction, collapse, downfall, wreckage

Zıt anlamlılar: creation, construction