Hell and Ruin

Hell

Hell noun - The place of punishment for the wicked after death.

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Ruin and hell are semantically related. in destruction topic. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a noun "Hell".

Nearby Words: hellish, hellion

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

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

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

physical	physical hell	physical ruin
particular	particular hell	particular ruin
complete	complete hell	complete ruin
utter	utter hell	utter ruin
Other adjectives: real, big, blue, little, absolute, abandoned, bloody.

Justified in the World of Ruin: sure, item prices skyrocket, but the world has gone to hell and the cities need that cash to rebuild themselves.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VI
Hell's Kitchen does this as well, with pretty much the same results except for the addition of a Bad Ass sous chef threatening to hunt people down if they ruin the finalist's chances.

Source: Kingmaker Scenario
He then gets sent to hell per the terms of his contract, having accomplished nothing but bringing the kingdom he was trying to protect to ruin.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Video Games

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