wipeout vs ruin

ruin vs wipeout

wipeout and ruin both are nouns.

wipeout is not a verb while ruin is a verb.

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

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

wipeout: an event that completely destroys something
ruin: an event that results in destruction

Other hyponyms of wipeout include annihilation, disintegration, eradication, obliteration, depredation, ravage, razing, wrecking, ruination, rack, wrack.

wipeout (noun)	ruin (noun)
a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
an event that completely destroys something	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

wipeout (verb)	ruin (verb)
	fall into ruin
	destroy completely; damage irreparably
	reduce to ruins
	deprive of virginity
	reduce to bankruptcy
	destroy or cause to fail

Difference between wipeout and ruin

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