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Ruin vs Impair - What's the difference?

ruin | impair | Related terms |

Ruin is a related term of impair.


As a noun ruin

is .

As a verb impair is

to weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

As an adjective impair is

(obsolete) not fit or appropriate.

Ruin vs Abolition - What's the difference?

ruin | abolition | Related terms |


In obsolete terms the difference between ruin and abolition

is that ruin is a fall or tumble while abolition is an amnesty; a putting out of memory.

As nouns the difference between ruin and abolition

is that ruin is the remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle while abolition is the act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.

As a verb ruin

is to cause the ruin of.

Ruin vs Wreckcexpanding - What's the difference?

ruin | wreckcexpanding |

Scratch vs Ruin - What's the difference?

scratch | ruin | Related terms |

Scratch is a related term of ruin.


As nouns the difference between scratch and ruin

is that scratch is (lb) a disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching while ruin is .

As a verb scratch

is to rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

As an adjective scratch

is for or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc work.

Blemish vs Ruin - What's the difference?

blemish | ruin | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between blemish and ruin

is that blemish is a small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot while ruin is the remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.

As verbs the difference between blemish and ruin

is that blemish is to spoil the appearance of while ruin is to cause the ruin of.

Stain vs Ruin - What's the difference?

stain | ruin | Related terms |

Stain is a related term of ruin.


As nouns the difference between stain and ruin

is that stain is while ruin is .

Ruin vs Death - What's the difference?

ruin | death | Related terms |

Ruin is a related term of death.


As a noun ruin

is .

As a proper noun death is

the personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Lot vs Ruin - What's the difference?

lot | ruin | Related terms |

Lot is a related term of ruin.


As a proper noun lot

is a nephew of abraham in the bible and quran.

As a noun ruin is

.

Fate vs Ruin - What's the difference?

fate | ruin | Related terms |

Fate is a related term of ruin.


As a proper noun fate

is any one of the fates.

As a noun ruin is

.

Ruin vs Decay - What's the difference?

ruin | decay |


In transitive terms the difference between ruin and decay

is that ruin is to cause the ruin of while decay is to cause to rot or deteriorate.

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