torture vs kittee

kittee vs torture

torture and kittee both are nouns.

torture is a verb but kittee is not a verb.

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

As nouns, kittee is a hyponym of torture; that is, kittee 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
kittee: a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more

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

torture (noun)	kittee (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 torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more
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)	kittee (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between torture and kittee

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