debacle vs deluge

deluge vs debacle

debacle and deluge both are nouns.

debacle is not a verb while deluge is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
debacle	Yes	No	No	No
deluge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, deluge is a hypernym of debacle; that is, deluge is a word with a broader meaning than debacle:

debacle: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
deluge: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Other hypernyms of debacle include alluvion, flood, inundation.

debacle (noun)	deluge (noun)
a sound defeat	a heavy rain
a sudden and violent collapse	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer	an overwhelming number or amount

debacle (verb)	deluge (verb)
	fill or cover completely, usually with water
	charge someone with too many tasks
	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

Difference between debacle and deluge

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