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 stung stung /ˈstʌŋ/

adjective

  1. () Aroused to impatience or anger  ( irritated , miffed [Informal] , nettled , peeved , pissed [Informal] , pissed off [Vulgar] , riled , roiled , steamed [Informal] , annoyed , stung , brassed off [Informal, British] , hacked off [Informal, British] )
    aroused to impatience or anger
     Made an irritated gesture
    made an irritated gesture
     Feeling nettled from the constant teasing
    feeling nettled from the constant teasing
     Peeved about being left out
    peeved about being left out
     Felt really pissed at her snootiness
    felt really pissed at her snootiness
     Riled no end by his lies
    riled no end by his lies
     Roiled by the delay
    roiled by the delay


 sting sting /ˈstɪŋ/

noun

  1. () A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung  ( stinging , sting )
    a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
     The sting of death
    the sting of death
     He felt the stinging of nettles
    he felt the stinging of nettles
  2. [Informal] Operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act  ( sting [Informal] , sting operation )
    operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
     The police conducted a sting operation
    the police conducted a sting operation
  3. [Informal] A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property  ( bunco [Informal, N. American] , bunco game [Informal, N. American] , bunko [Informal, N. American] , bunko game [Informal, N. American] , con [Informal] , confidence game [ N. American] , confidence trick [British] , flimflam [Informal] , hustle [Informal] , con game [Informal, N. American] , sting [Informal] , con trick [Informal, British] )
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
     The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.
    The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.
  4. A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin  ( bite , insect bite , sting )
    a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
  5. A mental pain or distress  ( pang , sting )
    a mental pain or distress
     A pang of conscience
    a pang of conscience

verb

  1. () [Informal] Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous  ( stick [Informal] , sting [Informal] )
    saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
     They stuck me with the dinner bill
    They stuck me with the dinner bill
     I was stung with a huge tax bill
    I was stung with a huge tax bill
  2. () Deliver a sting to  ( bite , prick , sting )
    deliver a sting to
     A bee stung my arm yesterday
    A bee stung my arm yesterday
  3. () Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort  ( sting , bite , burn )
    cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
     The sun burned his face
    The sun burned his face
  4. Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging  ( sting )
    cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
     His remark stung her
    His remark stung her
  5. Cause a stinging pain  ( sting , twinge , prick )
    cause a stinging pain
     The needle pricked his skin
    The needle pricked his skin