How to Pronounce "wrack and ruin"
expression
RAK and ROO-uhn, RAK and ROO-in
RAK and ROO-in
Definition
A state of complete destruction, decay, or ruin; often used to describe something that has become extremely dilapidated or neglected.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹæk/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɹuən/, /ˈɹuɪn
British English
ɹˈæk/ /ˈænd/ /ɹˈuːɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RAK and ROO-uhn, RAK and ROO-in
UK
RAK and ROO-in
Listen in Context
After years of neglect, the old house fell into wrack and ruin.
The factory is in a state of wrack and ruin.
If we don't repair the garden soon, it will go to wrack and ruin.
This neighborhood has gone to wrack and ruin over the last decade.