torturing vs waterboarding

waterboarding vs torturing

torturing and waterboarding both are nouns.

torturing is an adjective but waterboarding is not an adjective.

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

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

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

torturing (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

torturing (adjective)	waterboarding (adjective)
extremely painful

Difference between torturing and waterboarding

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