botch vs ruin

botch

noun
  • An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. 

  • A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. 

  • A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge. 

  • A case or outbreak of boils or sores. 

  • A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. 

verb
  • To repair or mend clumsily. 

  • To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily. 

  • To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something 

ruin

noun
  • The act of ruining something. 

  • The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. 

  • A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow. 

  • The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. 

  • Complete financial loss; bankruptcy. 

  • Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. 

verb
  • To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of. 

  • To make something less enjoyable or likeable. 

  • To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something. 

  • To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business. 

  • To destroy or make something no longer usable. 

  • To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil. 

How often have the words botch and ruin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )