What is the meaning of stung?

verb

  • Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.
    • usage: "The sun burned his face"
  • Deliver a sting to.
    • usage: "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
  • Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.
    • usage: "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
  • Cause a stinging pain.
    • usage: "The needle pricked his skin"
  • Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging.
    • usage: "His remark stung her"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). stung. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stung/definitions/1184581
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