assassinate vs shipwreck

assassinate

verb
  • To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack. 

  • To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. 

shipwreck

verb
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap. 

noun
  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. 

  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

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