wound vs torture

torture vs wound

wound and torture both are nouns.

wound is an adjective but torture is not an adjective.

wound and torture both are verbs.

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

As verbs, torture is a hyponym of wound; that is, torture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:

wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
torture: subject to torture

Other hyponyms of wound include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.

wound (noun)	torture (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound	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 casualty to military personnel resulting from combat	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)	extreme mental distress
	unbearable physical pain

wound (adjective)	torture (adjective)
put in a coil

wound (verb)	torture (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to	subject to torture
hurt the feelings of	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between wound and torture

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