dismemberment vs torture

torture vs dismemberment

dismemberment and torture both are nouns.

dismemberment is not a verb while torture is a verb.

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

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

dismemberment: the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
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 dismemberment include torturing, mutilation.

dismemberment (noun)	torture (noun)
the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces	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
	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
	extreme mental distress
	unbearable physical pain

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

Difference between dismemberment and torture

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