To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.

The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.

Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes.

reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

a breaking and an action

deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

a dialogue between an incomplete reality and the imagination of the spectator

Losing your bankroll. or The probability of losing every penny of your bankroll.

If you dream of standing in the midst of a ruin you will receive some troubling news.

A technical term referring to the loss of a given capital set aside for gambling.

failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"

reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

see ate

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