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hurting vs torture

torture vs hurting

hurting and torture both are nouns.

hurting is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurting Yes No No No
torture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, torture is a hyponym of hurting; that is, torture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurting:
  • hurting: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  • torture: unbearable physical pain
hurting (noun) torture (noun)
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder 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
hurting (verb) torture (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally
Difference between hurting and torture

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