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ruin
B2Frequent NGSL-3the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged
to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.
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I'm actually the third generation Toyota to run our company, and perhaps you have heard the saying the third generation knows no hardship, or the third generation ruins everything.
Akio Toyoda at Babson's Centennial Commencement (2019)
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ruin perfectly good moments for yourself and others, deny any wrongdoing, not take the steps to make it right, feel very guilty, let the guilt eat at you, hit rock bottom.
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