harm vs ruin

harm

noun
  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss. 

  • detriment; misfortune. 

  • physical injury; hurt; damage 

  • emotional or figurative hurt 

verb
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something. 

ruin

noun
  • Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. 

  • 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. 

  • The act of ruining something. 

  • Complete financial loss; bankruptcy. 

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 harm and ruin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )