angst
IPA: ˈɑŋkst
noun
- Emotional turmoil; painful sadness.
- A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
verb
- (informal, intransitive) To suffer angst; to fret.
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Examples of "angst" in Sentences
- The Decemberists eschew the angst of modern rock.
- His writings reflected the angst of the down trodden.
- The crisis caused much angst in the rowing community.
- Do not take at face value the angst of the protagonist.
- I well remember the angst over the name of that article.
- Loneliness and angst are the central themes of this movie.
- For unsettling, I prefer death and pain and conflict and angst.
- I think this is the root of the angst you are both experiencing.
- I was acting on the spur of the moment out of angst or something.
- I understand the anxiety and angst by the press corps to talk about this.
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