wipeout vs ruination
ruination vs wipeoutwipeout and ruination both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wipeout | Yes | No | No | No |
| ruination | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
ruination is a hyponym of
wipeout; that is, ruination is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
wipeout:
- wipeout: an event that completely destroys something
- ruination: an event that results in destruction
Other hyponyms of wipeout include
annihilation, disintegration, eradication, obliteration, depredation, ravage, razing, wrecking, ruin, rack, wrack.
| wipeout (noun) | ruination (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 | an event that results in destruction |
| failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | |
| an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction |
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