sting

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

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

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"