Bankrupt
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To force into bankruptcy.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: having been legally declared insolvent.
Example sentence: If we don't change the way Washington operates we're going to bankrupt our children and grandchildren.
Ruin
Part of speech: noun
Definition: construction withered by time.The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.Something which leads to serious troubles.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to cause the ruin of.
Example sentence: The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.