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angst

angst

59 7.2
A strong worried or fearful feeling about life and the future
  • noun
  • /æŋkst/
translation icon : angustia
  • This novel explores the themes of existential angst faced by the characters.
  • existential angst
  • angst-ridden
  • cause angst

It's not deserving of all of your angst and attention for the entire day.

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Examples

  • The price of being yourself is, you know, other people's angst about you being yourself.

  • And I understand the angst.

  • All this, all this angst that he has inside.

  • what I learned from that is many times you will have angst and worry about things and

  • Then I pulled myself together enough to turn angst into action and pull out the phone book.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • No, it's just this angst of the devil I know.

  • And yes, we see your angst, I mean, passion in the comments section.

  • There was a lot of angst, and a lot of, a lot of people suffered.

  • I think part of what is driving the angst against him is sheer frustration.

    Blog text (5)
  • This song is a great example of middle-class angst

Synonyms

fear
vsangst
1.0

An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous

focuses on deep general anxiety about existence and personal freedom
unease
vsangst
19 4.4

A feeling of worry and not being relaxed

is a strong pervasive anxiety about existence and personal freedom

Antonyms

48 4.4

A calm, peaceful feeling without worry

Compounds

angst bunny
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who worries too much about small imagined problems

How Anxious

angst
59 7.2
anxiety
423 3.5
unease
19 4.4

Surface Forms

angst singular
angsts plural

Etymology

Angst comes from German and originally means 'fear' or 'anxiety'. Think of angst as a deeper, often vague kind of anxiety about life or your choices, which is why it describes strong worry or dread.