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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRuinous
/ˈruː.ɪ.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Disastrous or destructive, causing great physical or financial damage.
"The company suffered ruinous losses following the market crash." - 2
Costing far too much money; extraordinarily expensive.
"They took out a loan with a ruinous interest rate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'ruinous', stemming from Old French 'ruineux', and ultimately from the Latin 'ruinosus', meaning precipitous or decayed. It traces back to the root 'ruina', meaning a collapse or fall, denoting something that brings ruin or causes severe destruction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ruinous" is said worldwide
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ruineux
Transliteration: /ʁɥi.nø/
"Ces dépenses excessives ont eu un effet ruinineux sur leur budget."
ruinös
Transliteration: /ʁuiˈnøːs/
"Der anhaltende Streit führte zu ruinösen Kosten für beide Seiten."
rovinoso
Transliteration: /ro.viˈno.zo/
"Il terremoto ha causato un crollo rovinoso degli edifici storici."
ruinoso
Transliteration: /rwiˈno.so/
"El proyecto resultó ser un negocio ruinoso para los inversores."
ruinoso
Transliteration: /ʁwiˈnu.zu/
"A inflação alta teve um impacto ruinoso na economia."
विनाशकारी
Transliteration: vinashkari
"तूफान ने तटीय क्षेत्र में विनाशकारी प्रभाव डाला।"
毁灭性的
Transliteration: huǐmiè xìng de
"这场危机对该国经济造成了毁灭性的打击。"
파괴적인
Transliteration: pagwajeok-in
"그들은 파괴적인 가격 경쟁으로 인해 파산했다."
破滅的な
Transliteration: hametsu-tekina
"その政策は国家経済にとって破滅的な結果をもたらした。"
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