sting

nouns

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

"the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

sting, stinging

a mental pain or distress

"a pang of conscience"

pang, sting

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

bite, insect bite, sting

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

"The sun burned his face"

bite, burn, sting

is derived from

is derived from

deliver a sting to

"A bee stung my arm yesterday"

bite, prick, sting

is derived from

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

"They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

stick, sting

cause a stinging pain

"The needle pricked his skin"

prick, sting, twinge

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

"His remark stung her"

sting

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

hurt the feelings of

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"