sting

/stɪŋ/ noun

Definition

WOUND [C] › a painful wound that you get when an insect, plant, etc puts poison into your skin: a wasp/bee sting

PAIN [no plural] › a sudden, burning pain in your eyes, skin, etc

UPSET [no plural] › the feeling of being upset by something: the sting of defeat

(Definition of sting noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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