ruinations
Acts of wrecking
Ruinations is the plural of ruination—the act of ruining something or the state of being ruined.
Where ruin often describes a result, ruination emphasizes the process or cause of destruction: the ruination of his reputation, the ruinations wrought by war.
The word carries a slightly dramatic or literary tone.
Sudden structural failure
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
obliteration · undoing · demise · defeat · overthrow · catastrophe · calamity · dissolution
Process of declining quality
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- rotOrganic breakdown process
erosion · decomposition · dilapidation · weathering · collapse · blight · atrophy · dereliction
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- collapseSudden structural failure
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
debts · default · destitution · impoverishment · downfall · failure · devastation · squandering
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- templesHoly places or head sides
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
relics · ancient · civilization · tombs · monuments · sites · Pompeii · Angkor
Long-established customs passed down
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- displacementRemoval from usual location
assimilation · folklore · customs · identity · gentrification · erasure · homogenization · dispossession
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
annihilation · obliteration · undoing · demise · defeat · overthrow · catastrophe · calamity · dissolution · wreckage
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- corrosionChemical wearing away
rot · erosion · decomposition · dilapidation · weathering · collapse · blight · atrophy · dereliction · neglect
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- collapseSudden structural failure
losses · debts · default · destitution · impoverishment · downfall · failure · devastation · squandering · misfortune
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- templesHoly places or head sides
pyramids · relics · ancient · civilization · tombs · monuments · sites · Pompeii · Angkor · Machu Picchu
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
displacement · assimilation · folklore · customs · identity · gentrification · erasure · homogenization · dispossession · indigenous
ruinationsrestorations
Acts of renewing condition
repairs · reconstructions · preservations · rehabilitations · renovations
ruinationscreations
Things made anew
constructions · establishments · foundations · buildings · formations
ruinationssalvations
Acts of being rescued
rescues · successes · triumphs · prosperities · redemptions