torturing vs sleep deprivation

sleep deprivation vs torturing

torturing and sleep deprivation both are nouns.

torturing is an adjective but sleep deprivation is not an adjective.

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

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

Other hyponyms of torturing 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.

torturing (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

torturing (adjective)	sleep deprivation (adjective)
extremely painful

Difference between torturing and sleep deprivation

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