Ruin vs. Rune — What's the Difference?

The state of being physically destroyed, collapsed, or decayed

Any of the characters in several alphabets used by ancient Germanic peoples from the 3rd to the 13th century.

The state of being extensively harmed or damaged

A similar character in another alphabet, sometimes believed to have magic powers.

Poverty of bankruptcy

A poem or incantation of mysterious significance, especially a magic charm.

Often ruins A destroyed, collapsed, or decayed building or other physical entity

A Finnish poem or section of a poem.

One that has been extensively damaged or harmed

A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.

A cause of destruction or irreparable harm or loss

A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.

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

A letter or mark used as a mystical or magic symbol.

To harm or damage the quality or value of (something) irreparably

A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.

To harm or damage the enjoyment or experience of (something) greatly

(obsolete) secret or mystery.

To reduce to poverty or bankruptcy

A Unicode code point.

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

A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of Northern Europe in general.

(uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.

Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.

(uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.

Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages;

The act of ruining something.

(obsolete) A fall or tumble.

A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.

(uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.

(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

To destroy or make something no longer usable.

To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.

To make something less enjoyable or likeable.

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

(obsolete) To fall into a state of decay.

To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.

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.

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

That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.

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.

To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.

An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction;

A ruined building;

The process of becoming dilapidated

An event that results in destruction

Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

Destruction achieved by wrecking something

Destroy completely; damage irreparably;

Destroy or cause to fail;

Reduce to bankruptcy;

Reduce to ruins;

Deprive of virginity;

Fall into ruin