sensory deprivation vs torture

torture vs sensory deprivation

sensory deprivation and torture both are nouns.

sensory deprivation is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensory deprivation	Yes	No	No	No
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

sensory deprivation: a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input
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 sensory deprivation include torturing.

sensory deprivation (noun)	torture (noun)
a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input	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

sensory deprivation (verb)	torture (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between sensory deprivation and torture

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