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释义 | the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > a pang (12) stitch?c1225 figurative. prong1440 Urgent distress, anguish; a pang. twitch?1510 A sudden sharp feeling of physical or mental pain or discomfort; a twinge, a pang, a pinch. Frequently with of. pang1534 A sudden sharp feeling of mental anguish or intense emotional pain. Now frequently in somewhat weakened sense: a brief sensation of regret… pincha1566 Emotional pain, esp. as caused by remorse, conscience, or sorrow; an instance of this, a pang. Now frequently a pinch of conscience. aculeusa1612 A feeling of compunction; a sting or pang. Obsolete. rare. twinge1622 figurative. A sharp mental pain; a pang of shame, remorse, sorrow, or the like; a prick of conscience; in quot. 1745, a stimulating prick. twang1721 transferred. A sharp pluck or twitch; a tweak; also, the effect of this: a twinge, a sharp pang. Now dialect. tang1724 A projecting pointed part or instrument. figurative. A ‘sting’, a pang. twinging1816 brain-ache1836 Subcategories:— quality of (1) |
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