ruin vs plunder

plunder vs ruin

ruin and plunder both are nouns.

ruin and plunder both are verbs.

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

As verbs, plunder is a hyponym of ruin; that is, plunder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ruin:

ruin: destroy completely; damage irreparably
plunder: destroy and strip of its possession

Other hyponyms of ruin include burn, burn down, fire, desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste, harry, ravage, break, break, bust, vandalise, vandalize, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, despoil, rape, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.

ruin (noun)	plunder (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	goods or money obtained illegally
a ruined building
an event that results in destruction
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
the process of becoming dilapidated
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

ruin (verb)	plunder (verb)
fall into ruin	destroy and strip of its possession
destroy completely; damage irreparably	steal goods; take as spoils
reduce to ruins	plunder (a town) after capture
deprive of virginity	take illegally; of intellectual property
reduce to bankruptcy
destroy or cause to fail

Difference between ruin and plunder

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