sting

(noun) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung. Synonyms: stinging. Examples: "The sting of death." "He felt the stinging of nettles."

(noun) a mental pain or distress. Synonyms: pang. Example: "A pang of conscience."

(noun) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. Synonyms: bite, insect bite.

(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, flimflam.

(verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. Synonyms: bite, burn. Example: "The sun burned his face."

(verb) deliver a sting to. Synonyms: bite, prick. Example: "A bee stung my arm yesterday."

(verb) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous. Synonyms: stick. Examples: "They stuck me with the dinner bill." "I was stung with a huge tax bill."

(verb) cause a stinging pain. Synonyms: prick, twinge. Example: "The needle pricked his skin."

(verb) cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging. Example: "His remark stung her."