torment vs hurting

torment and hurting both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of torment include pain.

torment (noun)	hurting (noun)
the act of harassing someone	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
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)	hurting (verb)
subject to torture
torment emotionally or mentally
treat cruelly