pang
1pang
noun \ˈpaŋ\Definition of PANG
1
: a brief piercing spasm of pain
2
: a sharp attack of mental anguish <pangs of remorse>
Examples of PANG
- <those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon>
Origin of PANG
origin unknown
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to PANG
Related Words: discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness; affliction, agony, anguish, misery, sufferance, suffering, torment, torture; inflammation, sore, swelling; damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury; backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, complaint, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache
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