Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruined

/ˈɹuɪnd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: ru-ined
IPA: /ˈɹuɪnd/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ruin

adj

In a state of ruin; dilapidated.

adj

adj

incapacitated by drugs or alcohol

Slang

Example Sentences

"At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹuɪnd/
British English: /ˈruː.ɪnd/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more ruined (comparative) most ruined (superlative)

Derived Forms

rooned unruined

Phrases

ruined orgasm

Synonyms

undone finished destroyed done for sunk washed-up

Rhymes With

wound tuned pruned ballooned unwound swooned spooned crooned mooned runed stound

Questions

How do you pronounce ruined?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuɪnd/.
What does ruined mean?: simple past and past participle of ruin

How to pronounce ruined

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