burning vs torture

torture vs burning

burning and torture both are nouns.

burning is an adjective but torture is not an adjective.

burning is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burning	Yes	Yes	No	No
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torture is a hypernym of burning; that is, torture is a word with a broader meaning than burning:

burning: a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

Other hypernyms of burning include torturing.

burning (noun)	torture (noun)
the act of burning something	the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
execution by electricity	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
execution by fire	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin	extreme mental distress
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light	unbearable physical pain
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

burning (adjective)	torture (adjective)
of immediate import

burning (verb)	torture (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between burning and torture

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