<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.</li><li>the remains of a wrecked ship.</li><li>destruction or ruin: the shipwreck of one's hopes.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to cause to suffer shipwreck.</li><li>to destroy; ruin.</li><li>(used without object) to suffer shipwreck.</li></ul>