feeling vs pang

pang vs feeling

feeling and pang both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feeling	Yes	No	No	No
pang	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pang is a hyponym of feeling; that is, pang is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feeling:

feeling: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
pang: a sudden sharp feeling

Other hyponyms of feeling include affect, emotion, thing, glow, faintness, soul, soulfulness, passion, passionateness, sentiment, complex, ambivalence, ambivalency, apathy, desire, sex, sexual urge, pleasance, pleasure, pain, painfulness, stab, twinge, liking, dislike, gratitude, ingratitude, ungratefulness, unconcern, shame, pride, pridefulness, humbleness, humility, amazement, astonishment, devastation, expectation, levity, gravity, solemnity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, agitation, calmness, bravery, fearlessness, happiness, sadness, unhappiness, hope, despair, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, humor, humour, mood, temper, fellow feeling, sympathy, enthusiasm, anchorage, disinterest.

feeling (noun)	pang (noun)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states	a sudden sharp feeling
an intuitive understanding of something	a sharp spasm of pain
a physical sensation that you experience	a mental pain or distress
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

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