sting - noun

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

a mental pain or distress

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

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

sting - verb

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• deliver a sting to
• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
• cause a stinging pain
• cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

sting - thesaurus

bite   bunco   bunko   burn   con   flimflam   gyp   hustle   pang   prick   stick   stinging   twinge