shipwreck

/ʃˈɪpɹɛk/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2. an irretrievable loss
   “that was the shipwreck of their romance”
3. an accident that destroys a ship at sea

verb

1. ruin utterly
   “You have shipwrecked my career”
2. suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3. cause to experience shipwreck
   “They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea”
4. destroy a ship
   “The vessel was shipwrecked”

Synonyms for shipwreck

• wreck