Synonyms for pang
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.
- n. 1
A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
- n. 2
A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
Related words
- Phrases
- pang khao mahk pang jio
Choose the right word
Ache is lingering pain, more or less severe; pang, a pain short, sharp, intense, and perhaps repeated.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- pain By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
- anguish The source of my anguish is your lack of loyalty.
- irritate What kind of things does Tom do that irritate you?
- afflict My motto is: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
By length
- 4 letters
- pain1, hurt1, rack1, stab1, wark1
- 5 letters
- smart1, wound1, sting1, prick1, agony3, gripe1, wring1, qualm, throe
- 6 letters
- misery3, harrow2, twinge1
- 7 letters
- torture2, anguish2, torment2, afflict2, agonize3, agonise
- 8 letters
- distress2, irritate3, paroxysm, aggrieve2
- 10 letters
- excruciate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agony3 = 3 syllables).