Mess
Mess noun - A state in which everything is out of order.
Ruins
Both words in one sentence
- His fight with the Guardian starts out more or less even, but after Jack ruins the Guardian's suit he receives a beatdown that leaves him a broken mess.
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Ruins of the Modern Age: The streets of London are a mess, most buildings are collapsed or at least burnt out, wreckage and debris lie everywhere, and Hellfire seeps through cracks in the pavement.
Source: Video Game / Hellgate: London - A Marathon Level and Bleak Level of the highest caliber, it's a sad mess covered in toxic waste, overgrown ruins, and rakghouls everywhere.
Source: Player Punch / MMORPG
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