<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.</li><li>a sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm: hunger pangs.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>stab</li><li>prick</li><li>throb</li><li>ache</li><li>twinge</li></ul>