distress vs torment

distress and torment both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of distress include anguish, torture, self-torment, self-torture, tsoris, wound.

distress (noun)	torment (noun)
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim	the act of harassing someone
psychological suffering	a severe affliction
extreme physical pain	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)	extreme mental distress
	a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
	unbearable physical pain

distress (verb)	torment (verb)
cause mental pain to	subject to torture
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship	torment emotionally or mentally
	treat cruelly