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wound vs sting

sting vs wound

wound and sting both are nouns.

wound is an adjective but sting is not an adjective.

wound and sting both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wound Yes Yes Yes No
sting Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sting is a hyponym of wound; that is, sting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:
  • wound: hurt the feelings of
  • sting: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Other hyponyms of wound include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify.
wound (noun) sting (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
a mental pain or distress
wound (adjective) sting (adjective)
put in a coil
wound (verb) sting (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to 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
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