torment vs suffering

torment and suffering both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of torment include hurt.

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

Other hypernyms of torment include distress, hurt.

torment (noun)	suffering (noun)
the act of harassing someone	feelings of mental or physical pain
a severe affliction	psychological suffering
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain	a state of acute pain
extreme mental distress	misery resulting from affliction
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
unbearable physical pain

torment (adjective)	suffering (adjective)
	troubled by pain or loss
	very unhappy; full of misery

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