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   Angst

   /äNG(k)st/

   

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general: "adolescent angst"
   • ▪ a feeling of persistent worry about something trivial: "my hair causes me angst"

   Word Origin 1920s: from German, ‘fear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. angsty adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What does angst feel like?

   • Angst is a feeling of anxiety and frustration that isn't specific. People often feel angst about the state of the world, or about the state of their homework. Angst is anxiety that is mixed with frustration and negativity. Angst often doesn’t have a specific target: people feel angst in general.

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   Is Angst a part of legal life?

   • The following generations would tend to cast it into the wastebasket of the previous generation's angst. It does, however, feature angst as an aspect of legal life. From this, among other things, come the angst and black humour of many of her pieces. I observed children entering the courtyard and saw their faces transform from angst to laughter.

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   What does angst mean?

   • 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 .) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does Angest mean?

   • the quality or state of having or showing a lack of experience or judgment. First recorded in 1840–50; from German Angst “fear, anxiety,” Old High German angust (cognate with Middle Low German angest, Middle Dutch anxt ), from ang- (akin to eng “narrow, constricted”) + -st, abstract noun suffix

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   Angst is a noun or verb that means a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of angst from the authoritative source of American English.

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   Angst definition: a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.. See examples of ANGST used in a sentence.

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   Angst is a German word that means strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see synonyms, related words, and translations.

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   Angst is fear or anxiety (anguish is its Latinate equivalent, and the words anxious and anxiety are of similar origin). The dictionary definition for angst is a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity.

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   Angst is a German word that means a feeling of great worry about a situation, or about your life. Learn how to pronounce it, see pictures and example sentences, and find synonyms and usage notes.

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   Angst is a German word that means strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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   2 days ago · Angst is a feeling of anxiety and frustration that isn't specific. People often feel angst about the state of the world, or about the state of their homework.