molest vs torment

molest is not a noun while torment is a noun.

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

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

Other hyponyms of molest include goad, needle, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, haze.

molest (noun)	torment (noun)
	the act of harassing someone
	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

molest (verb)	torment (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	subject to torture
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to	torment emotionally or mentally
	treat cruelly