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Ruin vs Injury - What's the difference?

ruin | injury |

As nouns the difference between ruin and injury

is that ruin is while injury is damage to the body of a human or animal.

As a verb injury is

(obsolete) to wrong, to injure.

ruin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
  • *(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
  • *:The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin' cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ' ruins lay.
  • *(Joseph Stevens Buckminster) (1751-1812)
  • *:The labour of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.}}
  • (lb) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
  • :
  • (lb) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
  • :
  • *(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
  • *:The errors of young men are the ruin of business.
  • *
  • *:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin —but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
  • (lb) A fall or tumble.
  • *(George Chapman) (1559-1634)
  • *:His ruin startled the other steeds.
  • A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
  • :
  • *(Thomas Gray) (1716-1771)
  • *:Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to cause the ruin of.
  • * 1883 ,
    • In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us; for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted...
  • To destroy or make something no longer usable.
    • He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
  • * Longfellow
    • By the fireside there are old men seated, / Seeling ruined cities in the ashes.
  • To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
    • My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.

    Synonyms

    * destroy * fordo * ruinate * wreck

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * found * produce

    Related terms

    * ruination * ruinable * ruiner * ruinous

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    injury

    English

    (wikipedia injury)

    Alternative forms

    * enjury

    Noun

    (injuries)
  • damage to the body of a human or animal
    • The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
  • violation of a person, their character, feelings, rights, property, or interests
    • Slander is an injury to the character.
  • (archaic) injustice

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * injure * injurious

    See also

    * harm * hurt * damage * loss * mischief * impairment * detriment * wrong * evil * injustice

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
  • *, II.12:
    • The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.

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