sexual abuse vs torture

sexual abuse

noun
  • Any sexual activity that is undesired by one participant but forced on them nonetheless, especially when considered to be more sustained or frequent than an incident of sexual assault. 

torture

noun
  • The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships. 

  • The intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony. 

  • (often as "absolute torture") Stage fright; severe embarrassment. 

verb
  • To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone). 

How often have the words sexual abuse and torture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )