What does ruining someone mean?

What does ruining someone mean?

To ruin someone means to cause them to no longer have any money. She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life. Synonyms: bankrupt, break, cripple, impoverish More Synonyms of ruin. 3. uncountable noun.

What is another word for destroy completely?

1 smash, level, waste, ravage, devastate. 2 extirpate, annihilate, uproot.

What is the difference between ruin and destroy?

To destroy is stronger. It means to completely end the existence of something in its usual form. To ruin something means to completely spoil it.

What is opposite of destroy?

destroy. Antonyms: restore, reinstate, repair, fabricate, make, construct, create. Synonyms: demolish, annihilate, subvert, ruin, overthrow, undo, waste, consume.

What word means 10% destroyed?

decimate \DESS-uh-mayt\ verb. 1 : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of. 2 : to exact a tax of 10 percent from.

What’s another word for decimate?

What is another word for decimate?

destroy	devastate
eradicate	extinguish
nuke	pulveriseUK
pulverizeUS	ravage
raze	ruin

What does dwindling mean?

intransitive verb. : to become steadily less : shrink Their savings dwindled to nothing. a dwindling population.

What does throng mean?

1 : to crowd upon : press a celebrity thronged by fans. 2 : to crowd into : pack shoppers thronging the streets. intransitive verb. : to crowd together in great numbers. Synonyms Choose the Right Synonym More Example Sentences Learn More about throng.

What does poorhouse mean?

A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy.

What does feebly mean?

adjective, fee·bler, fee·blest. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail. weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind. lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.: a feeble voice; feeble light.

What does the moral mean?

1 : concerned with or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior moral problems a moral judgment. 2 : able to teach a lesson of how people should behave a moral story. 3 : good entry 1 sense 13, virtuous They lead a moral life. 4 : able to tell right from wrong Humans are moral beings.

What is a feeble minded person?

adjective. lacking the normal mental powers. Medicine/Medical. (no longer in technical use) mentally deficient. stupid or foolish; not sensible: feeble-minded remarks.

What does it mean to be weak minded?

: having or indicating a weak mind especially : lacking in judgment or good sense : foolish. Other Words from weak-minded Synonyms & Antonyms Learn More about weak-minded.

What do you call a slow thinker?

dim-witted, doltish, dopey. (also dopy), dorky.

Is thrilling a mood?

adjective. producing sudden, strong, and deep emotion or excitement.

What is the meaning of thrilling experience?

1 adj Something that is thrilling is very exciting and enjoyable. (=exciting) Our wildlife trips offer a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state.

What does pronounced mean?

: strongly marked : decided a pronounced dislike.

What is the meaning of reliable?

Reliable, infallible, trustworthy apply to persons, objects, ideas, or information that can be depended upon with confident certainty. Reliable suggests consistent dependability of judgment, character, performance, or result: a reliable formula, judge, car, meteorologist.

Why is reliability important?

When we call someone or something reliable, we mean that they are consistent and dependable. Reliability is also an important component of a good psychological test. After all, a test would not be very valuable if it was inconsistent and produced different results every time.