pang

The definition of a pang is a sharp and sudden physical or emotional pain.

(noun)

An example of a pang is jealousy felt from seeing your recent ex-girlfriend in a restaurant with her new boyfriend.
An example of a pang is the sting from a body piercing.

See pang in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a sudden, sharp, and brief pain, physical or emotional; spasm of distress

Origin: < ? LME pronge: see prong

See pang in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

transitive verb panged, pang·ing, pangs

To cause to feel pangs; distress acutely.

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