torture vs martyr

martyr vs torture

torture and martyr both are nouns.

torture and martyr both are verbs.

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

As verbs, martyr is a hyponym of torture; that is, martyr is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torture:

torture: subject to torture
martyr: torture and torment like a martyr

Other hyponyms of torture include rack, martyrise, martyrize.

torture (noun)	martyr (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	one who suffers for the sake of principle
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean	one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
extreme mental distress
unbearable physical pain

torture (verb)	martyr (verb)
subject to torture	torture and torment like a martyr
torment emotionally or mentally	kill as a martyr

Difference between torture and martyr

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