Associations to the word «Pang»

Wiktionary

PANG, noun. (often pluralized) paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony; throe
PANG, noun. (often pluralized) A sharp, sudden feeling of a mental or emotional nature, as of joy or sorrow
PANG, verb. (transitive) to torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering
PANG OF CONSCIENCE, noun. (often pluralized) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.

Dictionary definition

PANG, noun. A sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience".
PANG, noun. A mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience".
PANG, noun. A sharp spasm of pain.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley