pang
1. a sudden sharp feeling (Freq. 1) - pangs of regret - she felt a stab of excitement - twinges of conscience • Syn: stab, twinge • Hypernyms: feeling • Hyponyms: guilt pang 2. a mental pain or distress - a pang of conscience • Syn: sting • Derivationally related forms: sting (for: sting) • Hypernyms: pain, hurting 3. a sharp spasm of pain • Hypernyms: pain, hurting • Hyponyms: birth pangs, labor pains, labour pains, afterpains
|
|