sting vs spite

sting and spite both are nouns.

sting and spite both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

sting (noun)	spite (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act	feeling a need to see others suffer
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)	spite (verb)
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous	hurt the feelings of
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 sting and spite

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