depravation vs ruination

depravation

noun
  • The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting. 

  • Detraction; depreciation. 

  • The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. 

  • Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. 

ruination

noun
  • The act of ruining or wrecking. 

  • The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction. 

  • A loss of reputation. 

  • The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost. 

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