pang

pang

a sudden sharp feeling of distress or longing: a pang of desire; a pang of guilt; twinge, ache, throb, stab

Not to be confused with:

pain – to feel hurt; suffering; misery; torment; ache, agony, anguish

pane – a glass-filled section of a window or door

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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.

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[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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pang - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" stab, twinge 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" guilt pang - pangs of feeling guilty
	2.	pang - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" sting 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" birth pangs, labor pains, labour pains - a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth afterpains - pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus

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pang

noun

1. pain, stab, sting, stitch, ache, wrench, prick, spasm, twinge, throe (rare) I felt a pang in my heart as I greeted him.

2. twinge, stab, prick, spasm, qualm, gnawing She felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.

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pang

noun

A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury:

ache, pain, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge.

Informal: misery.

verb

To have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort:

ache, hurt, pain, twinge.

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Translations

ألَم مُفاجئ

bodavá bolestsvírání

jagsting

τύψη

douleur

nyilalló fájás

stingur

dolore fortissimofittaspasimo

aštrus skausmas

pēkšņas asas sāpes

stikkende smerte

bodavá bolesťzvieranie

şiddetli ağrı

一阵剧痛悲痛

pang

[pæŋ] N

1. (= pain) → punzada f
pangs of childbirth → dolores mpl de parto
pangs of hunger; hunger pangs → dolores mpl de hambre

2. (fig) I felt a pang of conscience → me remordió la conciencia
to feel a pang of remorse → sentir remordimiento

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pang

[ˈpæŋ] n → pincement m au cœur
a pang of jealousy → un pincement de jalousie
a pang of regret → un pincement de regret
a pang of remorse → un accès de remords
pangs of conscience → des accès de mauvaise conscience
to feel a pang of guilt → ressentir une pointe de culpabilité
hunger pangs → fringale f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pang

n pang of conscience → Gewissensbisse pl; I felt a pang of conscience → ich hatte Gewissensbisse; a pang of jealousy → ein Eifersuchtsanfall m; a pang of regret → ein Anfall m → von Bedauern; pangs of hunger → quälender Hunger; pangs of childbirth (old) → Geburtswehen pl

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pang

[pæŋ] n a pang of guilt/sadness → un senso di colpa/tristezza
without a pang → senza rimpianti
the pangs of hunger → i morsi della fame
to feel pangs of remorse → essere torturato/a dal rimorso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pang

(pӕŋ) noun

a sudden sharp pain. a pang of hunger/grief/regret. see, smart ألَم مُفاجئ спазъм pontada bodavá bolest, svírání plötzlicher Stich jag; sting ξαφνικός οξύς πόνος punzada, dolor agudo kihvatus, (valu)sööst درد شدید و ناگهانی pistos douleur כְּאֵב פִּתאוֹמִי तेज पीड़ा oštra bol, probadanje nyilalló fájás rasa nyeri stingur dolore, fitta, pena morso 激痛 격통 aštrus skausmas pēkšņas asas sāpes tusukan plotselinge pijn stikkende smerte; kval ostry ból, szarpnięcie څړيكه، ناببره درد، ناڅاپه خوږ pontada durere ascuţită внезапное острое чувство bodavá bolesť, zvieranie ostra bolečina, zbodljaj probadanje häftig smärta, styng, sting ความเจ็บปวดทันที şiddetli ağrı (肉體上)劇痛，苦痛 напад гострого болю ٹيس، درد sự đau nhói 一阵剧痛，悲痛

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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