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Pang

noun/pˈæŋ/
Definition
a sudden sharp feeling
a mental pain or distress
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈæŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈaŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈaŋ/
1 syllable Say it as /pˈæŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna sudden sharp feeling
“pangs of regret”
nouna mental pain or distress
“a pang of conscience”
nouna sharp spasm of pain
Word Forms
stingverbcause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Stich
🇫🇷French
serrement
une sensation soudaine et vive
🇪🇸Spanish
angustia
una sensación repentina y aguda
🇮🇹Italian
fitta
un'improvvisa sensazione acuta
🇳🇱Dutch
pijn
een plotseling scherp gevoel
🇵🇹Portuguese
dor
uma sensação repentina e aguda
🇷🇺Russian
боль
внезапное острое чувство
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वेदना
अचानक तीव्र अनुभूति
🇧🇩Bengali
যন্ত্রণা
হঠাৎ তীক্ষ্ণ অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
வேதனை
திடீர் கூர்மையான உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
బాధ
ఆకస్మిక పదునైన అనుభూతి
🇮🇳Marathi
वेदना
अचानक तीक्ष्ण भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
પીડા
અચાનક તીક્ષ્ણ લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಕಟ
ಹಠಾತ್ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വേദന
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦਰਦ
ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
درد
اچانک تیز احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
突然的强烈感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
パンパン
突然の鋭い感覚
🇰🇷Korean
격통
갑자기 날카로운 느낌
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đau đớn
một cảm giác sắc nét đột ngột
🇹🇭Thai
ปัง
ความรู้สึกแหลมคมอย่างกะทันหัน
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بانغ
شعور حاد مفاجئ
🇮🇷Persian
درد
یک احساس تیز ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
sancı
ani keskin bir his
🇮🇱Hebrew
כְּאֵב פִּתאוֹמִי
תחושה חדה פתאום
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pang'?
The primary meaning of 'pang' is 'a sudden sharp feeling'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pang' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pang' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pang' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pang' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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