twinge
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] a sudden sharp feeling
Examples "pangs of regret" "she felt a stab of excitement" "twinges of conscience" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)Prickly twinges of annoyance ran_through him . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)I looked over their faces and felt a twinge : they all looked so much more knowing than I . Related terms |
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[ verb ] feel a sudden sharp, local pain
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[ noun ] (psychology) a sharp stab of pain
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