ruin vs shatter

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. 

shatter

verb
  • To destroy or disable something. 

  • To smash, or break into tiny pieces. 

  • To dispirit or emotionally defeat. 

  • To violently break something into pieces. 

  • Of seeds: to be dispersed upon ripening. 

noun
  • A (pine) needle. 

  • A form of concentrated cannabis. 

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