lancinant

lɑ̃sinɑ̃

Definition

Definition of lancinant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

douleur physiquequi provoque des douleurs aiguës et soudaines dans le corps

Il souffre d'une douleur lancinante au genou depuis sa chute.

aigu

perçant

tourment mentalqui tourmente l'esprit de façon persistante et obsédante

Ce souvenir lancinant l'empêche de dormir paisiblement.

obsédant

persistant

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Origin of lancinant

latin, lancinans (qui lance, douleur)

Examples of lancinant in a sentence

Elle ressent une douleur lancinante à l’épaule.
Une inquiétude lancinante le hante chaque soir.
La question lancinante du passé revient sans cesse.

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English:throbbing, nagging, ...
German:stechend, peinigend, ...
Italian:lancinante, ossessionante, ...
Spanish:lancinante, obsesivo, ...
Portuguese:lancinante, atormentador, ...
Chinese:刺痛的, 挥之不去的, ...
Japanese:ズキズキする, 執拗な, ...
Arabic:حاد, مُلحّ, ...
Hebrew:מְקַדֵּחַ, מַטְרִיד, ...
Russian:резкий, терзающий, ...
Ukrainian:пронизливий, нав'язливий, ...
Catalan:punxant, tormentador, ...
Danish:jagende, nagende, ...
Dutch:stekend, kwellend, ...
Greek:οξείος, επίμονος, ...
Hungarian:nyilalló, kínzó, ...
Khmer:ចុកស្រួច, ចាក់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:쑤시는, 끊임없이 괴롭히는, ...
Polish:przeszywający, uporczywy, ...
Portuguese (BR):lancinante, que atormenta a mente, ...
Romanian:ascuțit, chinuitor, ...
Swedish:huggande, plågsam, ...
Thai:ปวดแปลบ, หลอกหลอน, ...
Turkish:sancılı, içini kemiren, ...
Vietnamese:đau nhói, ám ảnh dai dẳng, ...

lanciner

lɑ̃sine

Definition of lanciner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

douleur

Rare

causer une douleur qui revient par moments aigus

Rare

Ma cicatrice me lancine par élans, surtout la nuit.
La douleur à ma tempe me lancine chaque soir.
Son mal de dents le lancinait toute la nuit.

marteler

tourmenter

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Origin of lanciner

ancien français, lanciner (tourmenter)

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English:throb, ...
German:pochen, ...
Italian:lancinare, ...
Spanish:doler, ...
Portuguese:latejar, ...
Chinese:阵痛, ...
Japanese:うずく, ...
Arabic:وَخَزَ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְעוֹם, ...
Russian:ломить, ...
Ukrainian:прострілювати, ...
Catalan:bategar, ...
Danish:jage, ...
Dutch:steken, ...
Greek:περονιάζω, ...
Hungarian:hasogatni, ...
Khmer:ឈឺចុកៗ, ...
Korean:쑤시다, ...
Polish:rwać urwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):latejar, ...
Romanian:a zvâcni, ...
Swedish:värka, ...
Thai:ปวดแปลบ, ...
Turkish:sızlamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhói, ...

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