[
  {
    "word": "ruin",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u0279u\u02d0.\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0279u\u02d0.\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/ruin-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1676845",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The monastery has fallen into ruin."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Gambling has been the ruin of many."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A fall or tumble.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the ruin of a ship or an army;\u2003 the ruin of a constitution or a government;\u2003 the ruin of health or hopes"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To cause the fiscal ruin of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To destroy or make something no longer usable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make something less enjoyable or likeable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To fall into a state of decay.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "destroy",
          "fordo",
          "ruinate",
          "wreck"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "build",
          "construct",
          "found",
          "produce"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruin"
    ]
  }
]