Definitions
1.verbTo cause the fiscal ruin of."With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!"
2.verbTo destroy or make something no longer usable."He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them."
3.verbTo cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business."The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses."
4.verbTo upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something."My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation."
5.verbTo make something less enjoyable or likeable."I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me."
6.verbTo reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
7.verbTo fall into a state of decay.
8.verbTo seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of."The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls."
9.adjectiveIncapacitated by drugs or alcohol