slaughter vs defeat

slaughter and defeat both are nouns.

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

As nouns, defeat is a hypernym of slaughter; that is, defeat is a word with a broader meaning than slaughter:

Other hypernyms of slaughter include licking.

slaughter (noun)	defeat (noun)
the killing of animals (as for food)	an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
the savage and excessive killing of many people	the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
a sound defeat

slaughter (verb)	defeat (verb)
kill a large number of people indiscriminately	win a victory over
kill (animals) usually for food consumption	thwart the passage of