waterboarding vs torture

torture vs waterboarding

waterboarding and torture both are nouns.

waterboarding is not a verb while torture is a verb.

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

As nouns, torture is a hypernym of waterboarding; that is, torture is a word with a broader meaning than waterboarding:

waterboarding: torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning
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

Other hypernyms of waterboarding include torturing.

waterboarding (noun)	torture (noun)
torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning	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 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

waterboarding (verb)	torture (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between waterboarding and torture

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