shipwreck

nouns

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
is a type of (narrower)
a vessel that carries passengers or freight
an irretrievable loss
"that was the shipwreck of their romance"
is a type of (narrower)
an event that results in destruction
an accident that destroys a ship at sea

verbs

ruin utterly
"You have shipwrecked my career"
is a type of (narrower)
destroy or cause to fail
"This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
suffer failure, as in some enterprise
is a type of (narrower)
be unsuccessful
"Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
cause to experience shipwreck
"They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
domain category
travel by water
is a type of (narrower)
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
"He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
destroy a ship
"The vessel was shipwrecked"
is a type of (narrower)
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"