ruin of



ruin of someone or something

the cause of destruction; a failure. Your bad judgment will be the ruin of this company! The greedy politicians were the ruin of the old empire.
See also: of, ruin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WarnerWAHR-nərEnglish
JohnJAHN (English)English, Biblical
Jana (1)YAH-nah (Dutch, German)Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German, Slovene, Catalan
Chinyere-Western African, Igbo
MochÁN-Ancient Irish
Ambridge['æmbridʒ]