ruin vs rape

ruin and rape both are nouns.

ruin and rape both are verbs.

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

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

ruin: destroy completely; damage irreparably
rape: 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, plunder, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.

ruin (noun)	rape (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
a ruined building	the act of despoiling a country in warfare
an event that results in destruction	Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
the process of becoming dilapidated
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

ruin (verb)	rape (verb)
fall into ruin	destroy and strip of its possession
destroy completely; damage irreparably	force (someone) to have sex against their will
reduce to ruins
deprive of virginity
reduce to bankruptcy
destroy or cause to fail

Difference between ruin and rape

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