STINGING

• (noun) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

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

  synonyms : sting

• (adj.) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

  "cutting remarks", "edged satire", "a stinging comment"

  synonyms : cutting , edged

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