torture vs waterboarding

waterboarding vs torture

torture and waterboarding both are nouns.

torture is a verb but waterboarding is not a verb.

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

As nouns, waterboarding is a hyponym of torture; that is, waterboarding 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
waterboarding: torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning

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, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart.

torture (noun)	waterboarding (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	torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning
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)	waterboarding (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between torture and waterboarding

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