falsification vs torture

torture vs falsification

falsification and torture both are nouns.

falsification is not a verb while torture is a verb.

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

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

falsification: a willful perversion of facts
torture: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

Other hyponyms of falsification include distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting, equivocation, tergiversation, fabrication, lying, prevarication, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation.

falsification (noun)	torture (noun)
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting	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 determining that something is false	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
a willful perversion of facts	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something	extreme mental distress
	unbearable physical pain

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

Difference between falsification and torture

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