stab
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3.5
- noun
- /stæb/
:
punzada
- I felt a stab of jealousy, which I covered over with a stern voice.
- feel a stab
- a stab of pain
- a stab of guilt
Like each step, it almost sent this shudder, like some stab or poke on your spine with a needle right up your back.
- Like each step, it almost sent this shudder, like some stab or poke on your spine with a needle right up your back.
- It was like when I see something like this with every stab, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.
Examples
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Every time you lose a man, it's like a stab in your heart.
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"I felt a stab of anxiety, like an ice pick to the heart."
Fiction book (1997) -
This is really a stab to my pride.
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"Paul wanted to ask about opportunities in Shadow's business, then felt a stab of guilt.
Fiction book (1993) -
All at once she would feel a stab of emptiness, of desolation.
Fiction book (1997) -
One leered hungrily at her, and again she felt a quick stab of fear.
Fiction book (1990) -
Caught up in the boy's story and his fervor, Miranda felt a sharp stab of pity.
Fiction book (1990) -
" Charlotte felt a stab of guilt, then thought of Aaron Godman, and it was immediately overridden.
Fiction book (1993) -
Marianne felt a stab of nausea even as she thought calmly.
Fiction book (1997) -
He felt a sudden stab of anxiety before giving his presentation.
Synonyms
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5.6
A sudden sharp pain that is often a quick feeling of guilt or sadness
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4.9
A sudden sharp pain in the body or a quick strong feeling in the mind
10
3.3
A sudden strong feeling of hurt in one small part of the body
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3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
Antonyms
How Acute
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun stab for a sudden feeling comes from the picture of a sharp 'push' inside, like a quick pain or shock. That's why a 'stab' of fear or guilt is a sudden, piercing feeling.