confidence trick vs sting

sting vs confidence trick

confidence trick and sting both are nouns.

confidence trick is not a verb while sting is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confidence trick	Yes	No	No	No
sting	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confidence trick and sting are synonyms defined as:

confidence trick and sting: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Other synonyms of confidence trick include bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, flimflam, hustle.

confidence trick (noun)	sting (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
	operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
	a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
	a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
	a mental pain or distress

confidence trick (verb)	sting (verb)
	saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
	deliver a sting to
	cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
	cause a stinging pain
	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Difference between confidence trick and sting

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