offend vs sting

sting vs offend

offend is not a noun while sting is a noun.

offend and sting both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
offend	No	No	Yes	No
sting	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sting is a hyponym of offend; that is, sting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offend:

offend: hurt the feelings of
sting: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

Other hyponyms of offend include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify.

offend (noun)	sting (noun)
	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

offend (verb)	sting (verb)
hurt the feelings of	saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
cause to feel resentment or indignation	deliver a sting to
strike with disgust or revulsion	cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises	cause a stinging pain
	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Difference between offend and sting

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