torturing vs excruciation

excruciation vs torturing

torturing and excruciation both are nouns.

torturing is an adjective but excruciation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torturing	Yes	Yes	No	No
excruciation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excruciation is a hyponym of torturing; that is, excruciation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torturing:

torturing: 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
excruciation: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

Other hyponyms of torturing include bastinado, falanga, boot, burning, crucifixion, 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, waterboarding.

torturing (noun)	excruciation (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 infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
	a state of acute pain

torturing (adjective)	excruciation (adjective)
extremely painful

Difference between torturing and excruciation

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