electric shock vs torturing

torturing vs electric shock

electric shock and torturing both are nouns.

electric shock is not an adjective while torturing is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electric shock	Yes	No	No	No
torturing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, torturing is a hypernym of electric shock; that is, torturing is a word with a broader meaning than electric shock:

electric shock: the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
torturing: 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 electric shock include torture, corporal punishment.

electric shock (noun)	torturing (noun)
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body	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 use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness

electric shock (adjective)	torturing (adjective)
	extremely painful

Difference between electric shock and torturing

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