torture vs persecution
persecution vs torturetorture and persecution both are nouns.
torture is a verb but persecution is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| torture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| persecution | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
persecution is a hypernym of
torture; that is, persecution is a
word with a broader 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
- persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
| torture (noun) | persecution (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 persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| 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) | persecution (verb) |
|---|---|
| subject to torture | |
| torment emotionally or mentally |
Words related to "torture"
- agony
- anguish
- bastinado
- boot
- burning
- crucifixion
- dismemberment
- distortion
- distress
- electric shock
- excruciate
- excruciation
- falanga
- falsification
- genital torture
- hurt
- hurting
- injure
- judicial torture
- kia quen
- kittee
- martyr
- martyrise
- martyrize
- misrepresentation
- nail pulling
- nail removal
- overrefinement
- pain
- persecution
- picket
- piquet
- prolonged interrogation
- rack
- sensory deprivation
- sleep deprivation
- straining
- strapado
- strappado
- suffering
- taking apart
- torment
- torturer
- torturing
- torturous
- twisting
- waterboarding
- wound
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