torture vs anguish

torture and anguish both are nouns.

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

As nouns, torture and anguish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of torture include torment.

As verbs, anguish is a hypernym of torture; that is, anguish is a word with a broader meaning than torture:

Other hypernyms of torture include hurt, pain.

torture (noun)	anguish (noun)
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	extreme mental distress
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean	extreme distress of body or mind
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
extreme mental distress
unbearable physical pain

torture (verb)	anguish (verb)
subject to torture	cause emotional anguish or make miserable
torment emotionally or mentally	suffer great pains or distress