torment vs anguish

torment and anguish both are nouns.

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

As nouns, torment and anguish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of torment include torture.

As verbs, anguish is a hypernym of torment; that is, anguish is a word with a broader meaning than torment:

Other hypernyms of torment include hurt, pain.

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

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