debacle vs slaughter

debacle and slaughter both are nouns.

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

As nouns, debacle and slaughter are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of debacle include drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping.

debacle (noun)	slaughter (noun)
a sound defeat	the killing of animals (as for food)
a sudden and violent collapse	the savage and excessive killing of many people
flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer	a sound defeat

debacle (verb)	slaughter (verb)
	kill a large number of people indiscriminately
	kill (animals) usually for food consumption