shipwreck vs wasting

shipwreck

noun
  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

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

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

wasting

noun
  • The act by which something is laid waste; destruction. 

  • Gradual deterioration or wasting away. 

adj
  • Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass. 

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