torturing vs genital torture

genital torture vs torturing

torturing and genital torture both are nouns.

torturing is an adjective but genital torture is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torturing	Yes	Yes	No	No
genital torture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genital torture is a hyponym of torturing; that is, genital torture 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
genital torture: blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)

Other hyponyms of torturing include bastinado, falanga, boot, burning, crucifixion, excruciation, 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)	genital torture (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	blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)

torturing (adjective)	genital torture (adjective)
extremely painful

Difference between torturing and genital torture

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