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انگریزی

ruinous

gb/ɹˈuɪnəs/ us/ɹˈuɪnəs/
B2 انگریزی
~ 9500
معانی
0 معانی
adjective formal C1 property
1

causing severe damage or destruction

causing very serious harm or damage, sometimes destroying something completely over time.

استعمال کا انداز: [something] is ruinous to [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ruinous' with 'ruined'. 'Ruinous' describes something that causes great harm (a ruinous policy, a ruinous mistake), while 'ruined' describes something that has already been destroyed or badly damaged (a ruined city, a ruined cake). They also overuse it in casual speech, where 'very harmful' or 'terrible' may sound more natural.
ہم معنی الفاظ
disastrous (Stresses a very bad result; slightly more general and a bit less formal than 'ruinous'.)
متضاد الفاظ
beneficial (Describes something that produces good, helpful effects instead of serious harm.)
لفظی تراکیب
ruinous effects |ruinous consequences |ruinous policies |ruinous decision |prove ruinous |ruinous to [something]
موضوعات
economy |politics |environment |daily life |nature
مثالیں
  • Experts warned that cutting funding so quickly could be ruinous to the public health system.
  • The war had a ruinous impact on the country’s economy and infrastructure.
  • His refusal to adapt to new technology proved ruinous for the company.
  • Intensive farming practices can be ruinous to local wildlife.
  • Trying to hide the problem was a ruinous mistake for their reputation.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Smoking can be ruinous to your health.
  • A long drought was ruinous to the farmers.
  • The new law may be ruinous for small shops.
  • His anger was ruinous to his relationships.
  • Bad online reviews were ruinous to the hotel’s business.
adjective formal B2 property
2

extremely expensive; financially destructive

so expensive that it can badly damage your money situation or even make you lose everything.

استعمال کا انداز: [cost or price] is ruinous for [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes use 'ruinous' to mean simply 'very expensive' in everyday, light situations (e.g., a pricey coffee). In English, 'ruinous' normally suggests serious financial harm, not just something a bit overpriced.
ہم معنی الفاظ
exorbitant (Focuses more narrowly on an unreasonably high price; 'ruinous' emphasizes the damaging effect on finances.)
متضاد الفاظ
affordable (Describes a price that people can pay without serious financial difficulty, the opposite of 'ruinous' cost.)
لفظی تراکیب
ruinous cost |ruinous price |ruinous rent |ruinous medical bills |ruinous interest rates |financially ruinous
موضوعات
economy |money |daily life |finance |business
مثالیں
  • They faced ruinous medical bills after the accident.
  • The interest on that credit card is ruinous for low‑income families.
  • Many young people are trapped by ruinous student loan debt.
  • The repairs came at a ruinous cost that nearly bankrupted the business.
  • Living in the city center can be ruinous if you are on a modest salary.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The hotel was nice, but the price was ruinous.
  • He took a loan at a ruinous interest rate.
  • Her illness led to ruinous health costs for the family.
  • Paying this rent would be ruinous for me.
  • The fine was ruinous for such a small company.
adjective literary C1 state
3

in a state of ruin

in very bad physical condition, broken or falling down, often about an old building.

استعمال کا انداز: [building or structure] is in a ruinous state
عام غلطی:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday speech. In modern English, people more often say 'falling down', 'run‑down', or 'in ruins'; 'ruinous' here is mostly written or literary.
ہم معنی الفاظ
dilapidated (Very close in meaning but slightly more common in everyday description of old, badly kept buildings.)
متضاد الفاظ
well-maintained (Describes a building kept in good condition, the opposite of a 'ruinous' structure.)
لفظی تراکیب
ruinous building |ruinous state |ruinous condition |ruinous castle |ruinous walls |left in a ruinous state
موضوعات
architecture |history |travel |housing |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • They camped beside a ruinous farmhouse on the edge of the field.
  • The castle, once proud, now stood in a ruinous state above the village.
  • Investors refused to buy the ruinous property without a full structural survey.
  • A single ruinous tower remained of what had been a grand cathedral.
  • Tourists wandered through the ruinous streets of the abandoned mining town.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The old house was ruinous and empty.
  • We walked past a ruinous church in the countryside.
  • He bought a ruinous building and plans to fix it.
  • Only a ruinous stone wall was left.
  • The hotel is new, but the shops around it are ruinous.
گرامر
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ruinous
IPA
GB/ɹˈuɪnəs/
US/ɹˈuɪnəs/
ہجا بندی اور زور
ru - in - ous (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (ru)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
  • Base: ruinous
متعلقہ الفاظ
Core family
ruin noun B1
Related words
ruinously adverb
Advanced or less common
ruination noun
عبارات

at a ruinous rate

1
/ˈæt ə ɹˈuɪnəs ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase formal

happening dangerously fast or costly

happening very fast in a way that causes a lot of damage or costs a lot of money.

مثالیں
  • The company was losing customers at a ruinous rate.
  • Prices are rising at a ruinous rate for many families.

be ruinous to

1
/bˈi ɹˈuɪnəs tə/
fixed phrase formal

cause very serious harm to

to be very bad for something and cause great damage to it, possibly destroying it over time.

مثالیں
  • Delaying action on climate change could be ruinous to future generations.
  • Cutting training budgets may be ruinous to the long‑term success of the company.
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