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Remnant vs. Ruin — What's the Difference?

Remnant vs. Ruin — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Remnant and Ruin

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Remnant

Something left over; a remainder.

Ruin

The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed
The castle fell into ruin.

Remnant

A piece of fabric remaining after the rest has been used or sold.

Ruin

The state of being extensively harmed or damaged
Our vacation plans are in ruins.

Remnant

A surviving trace or vestige
A remnant of his past glory.
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Ruin

Poverty of bankruptcy
Their decision brought the bank to ruin.

Remnant

Often remnants A small surviving group of people.

Ruin

Often ruins A destroyed, collapsed, or decayed building or other physical entity
The ruins of the old mill.

Remnant

The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.

Ruin

One that has been extensively damaged or harmed
He is a ruin of his former self.

Remnant

The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.

Ruin

A cause of destruction or irreparable harm or loss
Gambling will be his ruin.

Remnant

An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Ruin

To cause (a building, for example) to be in a destroyed, collapsed, or decayed state.

Remnant

(archaic) Still left; remaining.

Ruin

To harm or damage the quality or value of (something) irreparably
A bad diet ruined his health.

Remnant

Remaining; yet left.
And quiet dedicate her remnant lifeTo the just duties of an humble wife.

Ruin

To harm or damage the enjoyment or experience of (something) greatly
Ruined the movie by talking throughout it.
Ruined the book by giving away the ending.

Remnant

That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.
The remnant that are left of the captivity.
The remnant of my tale is of a lengthTo tire your patience.

Ruin

To reduce to poverty or bankruptcy
Bad loans ruined the banker.

Remnant

A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.
Some odd quirks and remnants of wit.

Ruin

The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.

Remnant

An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Ruin

(uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
The monastery has fallen into ruin.

Remnant

A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

Ruin

(uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
Gambling has been the ruin of many.

Remnant

A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Ruin

The act of ruining something.

Ruin

(obsolete) A fall or tumble.

Ruin

A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
The ruin of a ship or an army;
The ruin of a constitution or a government;
The ruin of health or hopes

Ruin

(uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.

Ruin

(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!

Ruin

To destroy or make something no longer usable.
He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.

Ruin

To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.

Ruin

To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.

Ruin

To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.

Ruin

(obsolete) To fall into a state of decay.

Ruin

To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.

Ruin

The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.

Ruin

Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes.

Ruin

That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.
The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall,And one promiscuous ruin cover all;Nor, after length of years, a stone betrayThe place where once the very ruins lay.
The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.

Ruin

The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.

Ruin

That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
The errors of young men are the ruin of business.

Ruin

To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
This mortal house I'll ruin.
By thee raised, I ruin all my foes.
The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us.
By the fireside there are old men seated,Seeling ruined cities in the ashes.

Ruin

To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
Though he his house of polished marble build,Yet shall it ruin like the moth's frail cell.
If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their business, we shall ruin the faster.

Ruin

An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction;
You have brought ruin on this entire family

Ruin

A ruined building;
They explored several Roman ruins

Ruin

The process of becoming dilapidated

Ruin

An event that results in destruction

Ruin

Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

Ruin

Destruction achieved by wrecking something

Ruin

Destroy completely; damage irreparably;
You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
The tears ruined her make-up

Ruin

Destroy or cause to fail;
This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election

Ruin

Reduce to bankruptcy;
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
The slump in the financial markets smashed him

Ruin

Reduce to ruins;
The country lay ruined after the war

Ruin

Deprive of virginity;
This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village

Ruin

Fall into ruin

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