prolonged interrogation vs torture

torture vs prolonged interrogation

prolonged interrogation and torture both are nouns.

prolonged interrogation is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prolonged interrogation	Yes	No	No	No
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

prolonged interrogation: a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
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 prolonged interrogation include torturing.

prolonged interrogation (noun)	torture (noun)
a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours	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

prolonged interrogation (verb)	torture (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between prolonged interrogation and torture

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