Ruination vs Collapse - What's the difference?
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The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
The act of ruining or wrecking.
The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
A loss of reputation.
To fall down suddenly; to cave in
* Maunder
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To fold compactly
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
To cause something to collapse.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
The act of collapsing
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Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)
Ruination is a related term of collapse.
As nouns the difference between ruination and collapse
is that ruination is the state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction while collapse is the act of collapsing.As a verb collapse is
to fall down suddenly; to cave in.ruination
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (act of ruining) destruction, wreckingSynonyms
* (act of ruining) foundation, construction, buildingAnagrams
* urinationcollapse
English
(wikipedia collapse)Verb
(collaps)- A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
- Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse .
- Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
- The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.
Derived terms
* collapsibleNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place.}}