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angst
[ahngkst, angst]
noun
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
angst
/ æŋst, aŋst /
noun
an acute but nonspecific sense of anxiety or remorse
(in Existentialist philosophy) the dread caused by man's awareness that his future is not determined but must be freely chosen
angst
A kind of fear or anxiety; Angst is German for “fear.” It is usually applied to a deep and essentially philosophical anxiety about the world in general or personal freedom. (See existentialism.)
Other Word Forms
- angsty adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of angst1
Word History and Origins
Origin of angst1
Example Sentences
"I think angst has been inseparable from Aukus since its beginning… The review itself is not alarming. It's just everything else," Euan Graham, from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, tells the BBC.
For all the angst about the Dodgers’ injured pitchers, well, that is all part of the plan.
The cry here is not one of vulnerability or angst but the unruly register of creative freedom, of calling your power back.
In addition to global angst, the levies have spawned: References to Trump as a “domestic tariffist.”
“My cousins back in Vietnam have better jobs now. I don’t have the angst of my parents’ generation.
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Related Words
- agony
- apprehension
- dread
- misgiving
- nervousness
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