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Ruined vs Ravaged - What's the difference?

ruined | ravaged |

As verbs the difference between ruined and ravaged

is that ruined is past tense of ruin while ravaged is past tense of ravage.

As an adjective ruined

is {{cx|slang|lang=en}} incapacitated by drugs or alcohol.

ruined

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ruin)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • incapacitated by drugs or alcohol

    • Anagrams

    *

    ravaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ravage)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}