Stung (Adjective)
Meaning
Aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She was stung by his careless remark and immediately shot back a defensive comment.
- The customer was stung by the additional fees and complained to the manager.
- After being skipped over for promotion, John was stung and felt his confidence shaken.
- The mean review stung the artist and made her question her talent.
- The politician was stung by the opposition's personal attacks and responded with a scathing rebuttal.