flood vs debacle

debacle vs flood

flood and debacle both are nouns.

flood is a verb but debacle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, debacle is a hyponym of flood; that is, debacle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flood:

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

Other hyponyms of flood include flash flood, flashflood, Noachian deluge, Noah's flood, Noah and the Flood, the Flood.

flood (noun)	debacle (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing	a sound defeat
a large flow	a sudden and violent collapse
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography	flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
an overwhelming number or amount

flood (verb)	debacle (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water
become filled to overflowing
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
supply with an excess of

Difference between flood and debacle

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