torture vs falsification

falsification vs torture

torture and falsification both are nouns.

torture is a verb but falsification is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of torture include misrepresentation.

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

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

Difference between torture and falsification

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