sting vs trauma

trauma vs sting

sting and trauma both are nouns.

sting is a verb but trauma is not a verb.

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

As nouns, trauma is a hypernym of sting; that is, trauma is a word with a broader meaning than sting:

sting: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
trauma: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of sting include harm, hurt, injury.

sting (noun)	trauma (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property	an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
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)	trauma (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 sting and trauma

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