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ruined

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/ˈruːɪnd/ · ru-ined

destroyed or disfigured beyond repair.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

destroyed or disfigured beyond repair.

ایسا جو مکمل طور پر تباہ یا گھٹیا ہو چکا ہو۔

برباد

barbad

Synonyms

destroyeddamagedwreckedتباہخسارہويران

Antonyms

restoredrevivedsavedبحالاحیابچایا

Common Collocations

  • ruined building
  • ruined relationship
  • ruined dreams

Example Sentences

The abandoned house was completely ruined after the storm.

بارش کے بعد ویران گھر مکمل طور پر برباد ہو گیا تھا۔

Barish ke baad veeran ghar mukammal tor par barbad ho gaya tha.

Their friendship was ruined by a misunderstanding.

ان کی دوستی ایک غلط فہمی کی وجہ سے برباد ہو گئی۔

Un ki dosti aik ghalat fehmi ki wajah se barbad ho gayi.

The company was ruined by poor management.

کمپنی خراب انتظام کی وجہ سے برباد ہو گئی۔

Company kharab intezaam ki wajah se barbad ho gayi.

Easily Confused With

ruin:Ruin is the noun form, while ruined is the past participle adjective.

Word Family

ruin
nounویرانی
ruiner
nounبرباد کرنے والا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a 'ruined' castle, which has fallen into decay.

A dilapidated building with crumbling walls and broken windows.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت نے ہم کو کیا کیا برباد کر دیا پر ہم تو خوش ہیں کہ یوں بھی آزما لیا

Mohabbat ne hum ko kya kya barbad kar diya Par hum to khush hain ke yun bhi aazma liya

Love has ruined us in many ways Yet we are happy to have been tested this way.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

برباد کا کچھ نہیں جاویداں رہتا

Barbad ka kuch nahi javedaan rehta

Nothing ruined remains eternal.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "ruina" — a fall, collapse

First known use: 14th century

The word has evolved from its Latin origins to denote destruction or decay in various contexts.