verb

 

cause pain If an insect, plant, etc stings you, it causes pain by putting poison into your skin.

He was stung by a wasp.

 

feel pain If your eyes, skin, etc sting, or if something makes them sting, you feel a sudden, burning pain.

That shampoo really made my eyes sting.

 

upset to upset someone

She was clearly stung by his criticism.

 

noun

 

wound a painful wound that you get when an insect, plant, etc puts poison into your skin

a wasp/bee sting

 

pain a sudden, burning pain in your eyes, skin, etc

 

upset the feeling of being upset by something

the sting of defeat