Difference between destruction and ruination
Definitions
noun
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
- a final state
- an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Examples
It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction.
She is also part of a large group of oceanographers and taphonomists of the SSETI project (Shelf / Slope Taphonomic Initiative) examining carbonate preservation and destruction across the shelf and slope regions in Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas using submersibles.
It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction.
Definitions
noun
- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- an event that results in destruction
Examples
We could have stalled the ruination of thousands of small production units if we had paid heed to the plea of a level-playing field.
Fucking rummy is beyond belief, the sooner he dies the better for the world and the better for the ruination of hell.
It was disordered thinking like that which led to his ruination in the stock market.
