pang
pang
a sudden sharp feeling of distress or longing: a pang of desire; a pang of guilt; twinge, ache, throb, stab
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pang
(păng)n.
1. A sudden sharp bodily pain: hunger pangs. See Synonyms at pain.
2. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress: a pang of guilt.
intr.v. panged, pang·ing, pangs
1. To feel sharp bodily pains.
2. To feel pangs of distress.
[Origin unknown.]
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pang
(pæŋ)n
a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger
[C16: variant of earlier prange, of Germanic origin]
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pang
(pæŋ)n.
1. a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress: a pang of guilt.
2. a sudden, brief, and sharp pain: the pangs of childbirth.
[1495–1505; orig. uncertain]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  pang - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| 2. | pang - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" | |
| 3. | pang - a sharp spasm of pain hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" afterpains - pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus |
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pang
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pang
nounA sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury:
To have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort:
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Translations
ألَم مُفاجئ
bodavá bolestsvírání
jagsting
nyilalló fájás
stingur
aštrus skausmas
pēkšņas asas sāpes
bodavá bolesťzvieranie
şiddetli ağrı
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pang
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pang
(pӕŋ) nouna sudden sharp pain. a pang of hunger/grief/regret.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pang
n. dolor agudo penetrante.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pang
n punzada, dolor breve y agudo; hunger — punzada de hambre
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