ruination vs wipeout

ruination and wipeout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruination	Yes	No	No	No
wipeout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wipeout is a hypernym of ruination; that is, wipeout is a word with a broader meaning than ruination:

Other hypernyms of ruination include demolition, destruction.

ruination (noun)	wipeout (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
an event that results in destruction	an event that completely destroys something
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction