88 entries under ruin topic. ×

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slip(noun, verb, move, break)
19
blunder(noun, verb, move, break)
17
error(noun, move, break, correct)
17
trip(noun, verb, move, fall)
11
faux pas(noun, expression, idiom, move, decline)
10
false step(noun, expression, idiom, move, act)
7
bungle(noun, move, break, decline)
5
failure(noun, move, decline, slip)
5
fault(noun, slip, confusion, shame)
3
botch(noun, break, decline, defeat)
3
omission(noun, decline, slip, confusion)
2
blight(destruction, misfortune, downfall, ruination)
2
flop(noun, break, decline, defeat)
2
miscalculation(noun, slip, confusion, collapse)
2
undoing(noun, downfall, ruination)
1
abortion(noun, decline, defeat, collapse)
1
bankruptcy(noun, decline, defeat, collapse)
1
bomb(noun, decline, defeat, collapse)
1
breakdown(noun, decline, defeat, collapse)
1
bust(noun, decline, defeat, collapse)
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