Ruiner

Part of Speech

verb

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 durch den Kauf unnötiger Gegenstände ruiniert werden , 🇪🇸 quedarse sin recursos al comprar objetos innecesarios , 🇮🇹 rovinare a causa di acquisti inutili , 🇵🇹 ruinar alguém ao comprar objetos desnecessários , 🇨🇳 因购买不必要的物品而破产。 , 🇯🇵 不要なものを買って破綻させる , 🇰🇷 불필요한 물건을 사서 파산하게 만들다 , 🇸🇦 يُفِسد بسبب شراء أشياء غير ضرورية , 🇮🇳 अनावश्यक वस्तुएँ खरीदकर खुद को नष्ट करना

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Etymology

The French verb **ruiner** is built from the noun *ruine* (ruin), itself borrowed from Latin *ruina* “collapse, ruin” (ultimately from *ruere* “to collapse, to fall”). Added the verbal suffix ‑er, it entered Old French in the 14th c. as “to bring to ruin, to collapse” and in the 17th c. broadened to mean “to ruin financially or morally.” Thus the modern sense of “ruiné en achetant des objets inutiles” derives from this older notion of destruction and collapse.

Synonyms

épuiser dépouiller dépenser débourser s'endetter faire des achats excessifs s'épuiser financièrement dépenser de façon extravagante

Antonyms

Épargner Économiser Préserver Conserver Sauver