torment vs hamstring

torment and hamstring both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of torment include madden, badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease, oppress, persecute.

torment (noun)	hamstring (noun)
the act of harassing someone	one of the tendons at the back of the knee
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

torment (verb)	hamstring (verb)
subject to torture	cripple by cutting the hamstring
torment emotionally or mentally	make ineffective or powerless
treat cruelly