affliction vs torment

affliction and torment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affliction	Yes	No	No	No
torment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torment is a hyponym of affliction; that is, torment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affliction:

Other hyponyms of affliction include calvary, martyrdom, trial, tribulation, visitation, curse, attack, bane, curse, nemesis, scourge.

affliction (noun)	torment (noun)
a cause of great suffering and distress	the act of harassing someone
a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health	a severe affliction
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
	extreme mental distress
	a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
	unbearable physical pain

affliction (verb)	torment (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally
	treat cruelly