Propast, nesreća, gubitak; razvalina, ruševina, ostatak od građevine koja se vremenom sama srušila; fig. čovek propala zdravlja. (lat.)
ETYM Old Eng. ruine, French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere, rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble down.
1. A ruined building.
2. An event that results in destruction; SYN. ruination.