torment vs affliction

torment and affliction both are nouns.

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

As nouns, affliction is a hypernym of torment; that is, affliction is a word with a broader meaning than torment:

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

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