scourge vs ruin

scourge and ruin both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of scourge include destroy.

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

scourge (noun)	ruin (noun)
a whip used to inflict punishment	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
a person who inspires fear or dread	a ruined building
something causing misery or death	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

scourge (verb)	ruin (verb)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	fall into ruin
whip	destroy completely; damage irreparably
punish severely; excoriate	reduce to ruins
	deprive of virginity
	reduce to bankruptcy
	destroy or cause to fail