PANG


Meaning of PANG in English

/ pæŋ; NAmE / noun

a sudden strong feeling of physical or emotional pain :

hunger pangs / pangs of hunger

a sudden pang of jealousy

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: perhaps an alteration of prong .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.