sting vs suffer

suffer vs sting

sting is a noun but suffer is not a noun.

sting and suffer both are verbs.

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

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

sting: cause a stinging pain
suffer: feel physical pain

Other hypernyms of sting include ache, hurt.

sting (noun)	suffer (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)	suffer (verb)
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous	be in pain
deliver a sting to	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging	feel unwell or uncomfortable
cause a stinging pain	get worse in quality
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort	be set at a disadvantage
	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	experience (emotional) pain
	feel physical pain
	undergo or be subjected to
	undergo or suffer
	be given to

Difference between sting and suffer

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