Difference between Stab and Pang

What is the difference between Stab and Pang?

Stab as a noun is an act of stabbing or thrusting with an object. while Pang as a noun is a paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

Stab

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object. A wound made by stabbing. Pain inflicted on a person's feelings. An attempt. Criticism.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pierce or to wound with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger. To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger (at someone or something). To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger. To cause a sharp, painful sensation.

Pang

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe.A sharp, sudden feeling of a mental or emotional nature, as of joy or sorrow.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering.

We hope you now know whether to use Stab or Pang in your sentence.

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