Definisi : vt 1. reduce to ruins, memusnahkan, menghancurkan, membinasakan: the earthquake ~ed the city, gempa bumi memusnahkan bandar raya itu; 2. impair, wreck utterly, memusnahkan, menghancurkan; (health) merosakkan: the hailstorm has ~ed the crops, ribut hujan batu memusnahkan tanaman itu; the scandal ~ed his career, skandal itu memusnahkan kerjayanya; the climate ~ed his health, iklim itu merosakkan kesihatannya; his wife’s extravagance ~ed him, keborosan isterinya menghancurkannya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : /be, lay/ in ~s, habis /musnah, hancur, binasa/: he felt that his whole life was in ~, dia berasa seluruh hidupnya habis musnah; the museum lay in ~s after the bombing, muzium itu habis musnah selepas pengeboman itu; fall into ~, habis /musnah, hancur, binasa/: historic buildings that have fallen into ~ because of neglect, bangunan-bangunan bersejarah yg telah habis musnah akibat terbiar; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : his speculation brought him to ~, spekulasinya membawanya kpd kemusnahan; on the road to ~, sedang menuju /kehancuran, kemusnahan, kebinasaan/; 3. cause of downfall, destruction, etc, punca /kehancuran, kemusnahan, kebinasaan/: gambling was his ~, perjudian ialah punca kehancurannya; the long drought was the ~ of many farmers, musim kemarau panjang ialah punca kemusnahan bagi ramai petani; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. (in pl) remains of building, city, etc, puing: the guide took them to the ~s of Pompeii, pemandu pelancong itu membawa mereka ke puing-puing Pompeii; 2. destruction, kehancuran, kemusnahan, kebinasaan: the ~ of all his hopes, kehancuran segala harapannya; the disaster brought ~ to the area, bencana itu membawa kemusnahan di kawasan itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)