stung

• Participe passé de 'piquer' ou 'brûler' au sens propre ou figuré ; désigne le fait d'avoir été piqué par un insecte ou une plante, ou d'éprouver une douleur morale ou émotionnelle vive.

Past tense and past participle of 'sting'; describes the state of having been pricked or wounded by a sharp-pointed insect or plant, or feeling a sharp mental or emotional pain.

1. Aroused to impatience or angerB2informal

   Feeling irritated, annoyed, or provoked, often due to a perceived slight or injustice.

   piqué au vif

   • He felt stung by her harsh criticism.
   • She was stung into action by the unfair accusations.
   • The team was stung by their unexpected defeat.

   Synonymesannoyedexasperatedirritatednettledprovokedresentfulriledvexed

   Antonymescalmcomposedcontentpleased

• Infliger une douleur vive et soudaine, généralement avec un dard ou par une remarque acerbe ; provoquer une sensation de brûlure ou une blessure morale.

To pierce or wound with a sharp-pointed organ or part, typically injecting venom, or to cause a sudden, sharp physical or emotional pain.

verbe irrégulier

1. Pierce with venomB1informalscientific

   To wound or pierce the skin with a sharp-pointed organ of an insect or plant, often accompanied by the injection of an irritating substance.

   Piquer (en injectant du venin)

   • Be careful near those bushes, as a wasp might you if disturbed.
   • The child cried out when a large jellyfish his leg in the shallow water.
   • Nettles can your skin quite badly if you walk through them in shorts.
   • I was three times while trying to remove the hive from the porch.
   • The venom from certain scorpions can even if it isn't fatal.

   Synonymesbitepierceprickpuncturestab

2. Sharp physical sensationB2informalmedical

   To feel or cause a sharp, smarting, or burning physical sensation, often in the eyes or on the skin.

   piquer

   • The cold wind my face as I stepped out into the blizzard.
   • The sweat from my forehead began to my eyes during the marathon.
   • This antiseptic might a little when I apply it to the open cut.
   • Smoke from the campfire was everyone's eyes, making them water.
   • His hands were from the harsh chemicals used in the laboratory.

   Synonymesbiteburnhurtirritatenippainprickpricklesmarttingle

3. Cause emotional distressC1informal

   To cause someone to feel sudden mental pain, resentment, or deep emotional hurt through a remark or action.

   Blesser moralement

   • Her sarcastic comment about his failure really him for several days.
   • He felt by the betrayal of his closest friend after years of loyalty.
   • The harsh criticism from the director deeply the young actor's pride.
   • It still to think about how she was rejected for the scholarship.
   • His words with a bitterness that no one expected during the toast.

   Synonymescuthurtoffendpiercewound

   Antonymescomfortconsolereassuresoothe

4. Cheat or overchargeC2slangbusiness

   To trick someone into paying too much money for something or to cheat them in a dishonest transaction.

   escroquer, arnaquer

   • I think that mechanic me for over five hundred dollars for a simple oil change.
   • Don't let those street vendors you into buying fake designer watches.
   • The tourists were for a massive bill at the restaurant near the landmark.
   • He felt he'd been when he discovered the car needed thousands in repairs.
   • Investors were for millions in the latest cryptocurrency scam.

   Synonymesbilkcheatcondefraudfleecegougeoverchargerip offrookscrewsoakswindle

   Antonymesdealfair