ruin vs wipe out

ruin

verb
  • To destroy or make something no longer usable. 

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

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. 

wipe out

verb
  • To destroy (especially, a large number of people or things); to obliterate. 

  • To crash; to fall over (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.). 

  • To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.). 

  • To do away with; to cause to disappear. 

  • To knock (a surfer) off their board. 

  • To fall off one's surfboard. 

  • To exhaust; to tire out. 

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