STING

(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 , con game , confidence game , confidence trick , flimflam , gyp , hustle
(noun) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
synonyms : bite , insect bite
(noun) a mental pain or distress
"a pang of conscience"
synonyms : pang
He felt a pang of regret when he saw his ex-wife with her dashing husband. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
"the sting of death", "he felt the stinging of nettles"
synonyms : stinging
(verb) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"They stuck me with the dinner bill", "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
synonyms : stick
(verb) deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"
synonyms : bite , prick
(verb) cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
"His remark stung her"
(verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face"
synonyms : bite , burn
(verb) cause a stinging pain
"The needle pricked his skin"
synonyms : prick , twinge

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