torture vs sleep deprivation

sleep deprivation vs torture

torture and sleep deprivation both are nouns.

torture is a verb but sleep deprivation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No
sleep deprivation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sleep deprivation is a hyponym of torture; that is, sleep deprivation 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
sleep deprivation: a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep

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

torture (noun)	sleep deprivation (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 psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
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)	sleep deprivation (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between torture and sleep deprivation

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