anguish vs torment

anguish and torment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, anguish and torment are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of anguish include torture.

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

Other hyponyms of anguish include break someone's heart, agonise, agonize, try, excruciate, rack, torture.

anguish (noun)	torment (noun)
extreme mental distress	the act of harassing someone
extreme distress of body or mind	a severe affliction
	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
	extreme mental distress
	a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
	unbearable physical pain

anguish (verb)	torment (verb)
cause emotional anguish or make miserable	subject to torture
suffer great pains or distress	torment emotionally or mentally
	treat cruelly