torment vs madden

torment is a noun but madden is not a noun.

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

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

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

torment (noun)	madden (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

torment (verb)	madden (verb)
subject to torture	make mad
torment emotionally or mentally	drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
treat cruelly	cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind