ruin vs couple

ruin and couple both are nouns.

ruin and couple both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruin	Yes	No	Yes	No
couple	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, couple is a hypernym of ruin; that is, couple is a word with a broader meaning than ruin:

ruin: deprive of virginity
couple: engage in sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of ruin include copulate, mate, pair.

ruin (noun)	couple (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	a pair who associate with one another
a ruined building	a pair of people who live together
an event that results in destruction	(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation	two items of the same kind
the process of becoming dilapidated	a small indefinite number
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

ruin (verb)	couple (verb)
fall into ruin	engage in sexual intercourse
destroy completely; damage irreparably	link together
reduce to ruins	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
deprive of virginity	form a pair or pairs
reduce to bankruptcy
destroy or cause to fail

Difference between ruin and couple

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.