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pang

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As a noun, pang means a paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish. As a verb, it means cause to have great pain or suffering.

Meanings of pang

5 meanings

noun

  1. often in the pluralA paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

  2. often in the pluralA sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.

  3. A mental pain or distress

    “a pang of conscience”

    Similar: sting

  4. A sharp spasm of pain

verb

  1. To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.

Simple past tense of ping

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a sudden sharp feeling
stabtwinge
noun: a mental pain or distress
sting

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