Meaning of PANG
| Pronunciation: | | pang
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- [n] sudden sharp painful emotion; "pangs of regret" or"twinges of conscience"
- [n] a sharp spasm of pain
- [n] a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
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| | Synonyms: | | sting, twinge |
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| | See Also: | | afterpains, birth pangs, guilt pang, hurting, labor pains, labour pains, pain, pain, painfulness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pang\, n. [Prob. for older prange. Cf. {Prong}.]
A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and
transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.
Syn: Agony; anguish; distress. See {Agony}.
\Pang\, v. t.
To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to
torment. [R.] --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | ache, aching, acute pain, anguish, bite, blow, boring pain, charley horse, contriteness, contrition, cramp, cramps, crick, cut, darting pain, discomfort, distress, dolor, fulgurant pain, girdle pain, gnawing, grief, griping, guilt, hesitation, hitch, hurt, injury, jumping pain, kink, lancinating pain, lesion, malaise, misery, misgiving, mortification, nasty blow, nip, pain, paroxysm, passion, pinch, prick, qualm, regret, remorse, scruple, seizure, self-reproach, sharp pain, shock, shoot, shooting, shooting pain, sore, sore spot, spasm, stab, stabbing pain, stitch, stress, stress of life, stroke, suffering, tender spot, thrill, throes, tormen, tweak, twinge, twitch, wound, wrench |
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