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taking apart vs torture

torture vs taking apart

taking apart and torture both are nouns.

taking apart is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
taking apart Yes No No No
torture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, torture is a hypernym of taking apart; that is, torture is a word with a broader meaning than taking apart:
  • taking apart: the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
  • 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 taking apart include torturing, mutilation.
taking apart (noun) torture (noun)
the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces 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
taking apart (verb) torture (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally
Difference between taking apart and torture

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