stabbing
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Definition
Adjective 1. Causing a sharp, piercing physical sensation: Describing a pain that feels sudden, intense, and as if made by a pointed object. 2. Causing emotional or psychological hurt: Describing a remark, criticism, or action that is sharply hurtful or damaging.
Usage Examples
- Physical Sensation:
- He felt a stabbing pain in his chest and called for help.
- The stabbing cold made it difficult to breathe.
- Emotional Hurt:
- Her stabbing criticism left him speechless.
- He regretted his stabbing comment as soon as he saw her reaction.
Advanced Usage
- Lancinating: A more formal, medical synonym for a sharp, cutting, or tearing pain. (e.g., ).
- Piercing: Can describe both a sharp physical sensation (e.g., ) and a penetratingly perceptive or hurtful quality (e.g., , ).
Variants and Related Words
- Stab (verb): To pierce or wound with a pointed tool or weapon. Figuratively, to make a sudden, forceful attempt. (e.g., / )
- Stab (noun): An act or instance of stabbing, or a sudden sharp feeling. (e.g., / ).
Synonyms
- Physical: Sharp, piercing, knifelike, lancinating, shooting.
- Emotional: Wounding, cutting, biting, hurtful, scathing.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A stab in the back: A treacherous act of betrayal by someone trusted.
- His colleague's sabotage felt like a real stab in the back.
- Stab (someone) in the back: To betray someone.
- She couldn't believe her friend would stab her in the back like that.
- Have/make a stab at (something): To attempt or try something, often without full confidence.
- I'm not an expert, but I'll have a stab at fixing the sink.
Adjective
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- a cutting wind
- keen winds
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
- piercing cold
- piercing criticism
- a stabbing pain
- lancinating pain
- causing physical or especially psychological injury
- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty