ruination vs woe

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. 

woe

noun
  • A curse; a malediction. 

  • Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness. 

  • Calamity, trouble. 

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