sting vs injure

injure vs sting

sting is a noun but injure is not a noun.

sting and injure both are verbs.

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

As verbs, injure is a hypernym of sting; that is, injure is a word with a broader meaning than sting:

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

Other hypernyms of sting include bruise, hurt, offend, spite, wound.

sting (noun)	injure (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

sting (verb)	injure (verb)
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous	cause injuries or bodily harm to
deliver a sting to	cause damage or affect negatively
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging	hurt the feelings of
cause a stinging pain
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Difference between sting and injure

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