torment vs torture

torment and torture both are nouns.

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

As nouns, torment and torture are synonyms defined as:

torment and torture: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

Other synonyms of torment include agony.

As nouns, torment and torture are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of torment include anguish.

As nouns, torment and torture are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, torment and torture are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of torment include excruciate.

As verbs, torment and torture are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of torment include excruciate, rack.

torment (noun)	torture (noun)
the act of harassing someone	the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
a severe affliction	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
extreme mental distress	extreme mental distress
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented	unbearable physical pain
unbearable physical pain

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