pang
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1. a sudden sharp feeling (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | feeling, |
| definition | : | the experiencing of affective and emotional states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | guilt pang, |
| definition | : | pangs of feeling guilty (noun.feeling) |
2. a sharp spasm of pain (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hurting, pain, |
| definition | : | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | afterpains, |
| definition | : | pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus (noun.state) |
3. a mental pain or distress (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hurting, pain, |
| definition | : | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | sting, |
| definition | : | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | sting, |
| definition | : | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion) |
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