torture vs kia quen

kia quen vs torture

torture and kia quen both are nouns.

torture is a verb but kia quen is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No
kia quen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kia quen is a hyponym of torture; that is, kia quen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torture:

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
kia quen: a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed

Other hyponyms of torture include bastinado, falanga, boot, burning, crucifixion, excruciation, genital torture, judicial torture, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart, waterboarding.

torture (noun)	kia quen (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	a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
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

torture (verb)	kia quen (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between torture and kia quen

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