loss vs ruin

loss

noun
  • The destruction or ruin of an object. 

  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. 

  • The death of a person or animal. 

  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated. 

  • Something that has been destroyed or ruined. 

  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. 

  • The sum an entity loses on balance. 

  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. 

ruin

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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