Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with ruin in American Collocation
ruin
verb
transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
completely
When there are floods, the rice crop is completely ruined.
permanently
He felt that his life was ruined irretrievably.
partly
They returned to find the city in chaos and their home partially ruined.
almost
I nearly ruined everyone’s day by making a serious miscalculation.
eventually
Wells writes that technology will ultimately ruin human society.
unfortunately
It was a pleasant spot, sadly ruined by rubbish which hadn’t been picked up.
in a particular way
Farmers are being ruined financially by falling livestock prices.
chance
This ruined any chance I had of getting my work done on time.
life
Terry goes into graphic detail about his addiction and how it almost ruined his life.
career
Companies should be held to account for decisions that ruin workers’ livelihoods.
reputation
He must be fully aware that serious allegations can ruin a person’s professional reputation.
pleasure
If I told you now, it would ruin the surprise.
everything
A tragic accident ruined everything she had worked for.