sting
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4.2
- noun
- /stɪŋ/
:
punzada
- One hundred fifty years later, China still feels the sting of this defeat.
- feel the sting
- take the sting out
- lose its sting
Suzanne had erased the sting of my teacher's cruelty.
- Suzanne had erased the sting of my teacher's cruelty.
- Now, when we leave healthy relationships, we may feel a sting, we may miss the person.
- Listen, I can't lift all of the hurt, but I can try and lift the sting of the confusion.
- The second thing is how can I take feedback without the sting?
- The shame, the guilt, the slideshow lost its sting.
- Some golden children will really sit with the sting of that and feel that guilt.
- I was reared in second class citizenship and have known the sting of humiliation in countless days of my life.
- And the sting of others losing lots was real.
- And and on the other hand, you know, it takes the sting out of it a bit because you see how just mind numbingly universal death is.
Examples
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Of course, my bold proclamations didn't diminish the sting of Nixon's departure.
Fiction book (2002) -
Oh, to be young, and to feel love's keen sting.
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And the sting of others losing lots was real.
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Have they felt the sting of her tears?
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Some golden children will really sit with the sting of that and feel that guilt.
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He's going to feel the sting of our hate.
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There was a little sting of melancholy at the edges of her heart, but mostly she felt joy.
Fiction book (1999) -
Such naive trust commonly leads to disappointment, with the extra sting of shame at having been duped.
Academic text (2004) -
"That's true," Ella said, and her smile took the sting out of Candy's remark.
Fiction book (1990) -
I couldn't help but feel the sting of being left out when he talked about that.
Synonyms
156
4.5
A deep, painful feeling of regret and guilt after doing something wrong
149
1.0
A feeling of emotional or physical pain
135
3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
96
6.8
A very strong, painful feeling of worry or sadness
28
5.6
A sudden sharp pain that is often a quick feeling of guilt or sadness
10
3.3
A sudden strong feeling of hurt in one small part of the body
8
3.5
A sudden sharp feeling, often of pain or strong emotion
1
6.1
A sudden sharp feeling of regret about something you did or did not do
1
5.0
A sudden sharp feeling of guilt
1
3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
A sudden strong feeling of being sorry for something you did
A hurt feeling from disappointment, insult, or loss
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Etymology
Sting for emotional pain comes from the same old root stingan meaning 'to prick', so a harsh word can 'prick' your feelings and leave a sharp hurt.