Assassination and Ruin

Assassination

Assassination noun - Murder of a public figure by surprise attack.

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Ruin and assassination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a noun "Assassination".

Ruin noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

Usage example: a vicious bombardment that left the building in ruins

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Assassination and ruin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assassination" instead a noun "Ruin".

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

personal	personal assassination	personal ruin
ultimate	ultimate assassination	ultimate ruin
new	new assassination	new ruin
major	major assassination	major ruin
Other adjectives: political, bloody, eventual, magical.

He then tries to ruin his image by being completely unrestrained in his political opinions to give plausibility to his assassination.

Source: Suicide by Cop
Mr. Terminator here claims that an assassination's gonna take place, that's gonna ruin the world... When the X-Men hijack the shuttle to get to Eagle One, pay attention to the symbol on the astronauts' uniforms and space suits.

Source: Western Animation / X-Men

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