破滅

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 破滅 (はめつ) is an action and state noun for a person or state falling into irrecoverable ruin.
• Basic usage: 彼を破滅へ導く makes ruin the destination toward which greed-driven judgment leads a person, while 王国は破滅した reports a kingdom collapsing through internal conflict.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Path toward ruin and completed collapse
  • 破滅へ導く describes a causal path toward the result, whereas 破滅した reports its realization. The term is more severe than one ordinary failure.