annoyance vs torment

annoyance and torment both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of annoyance include irritation, pique, temper, frustration, aggravation, exasperation, harassment, displeasure.

annoyance (noun)	torment (noun)
the act of troubling or annoying someone	the act of harassing someone
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	a severe affliction
anger produced by some annoying irritation	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating	extreme mental distress
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed	a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
	unbearable physical pain

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