angst

noun \ ˈäŋ(k)st , ˈaŋ(k)st \

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Examples: angst in a Sentence

Definition of angst

: a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity

teenage angst

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Examples of angst in a Sentence

The winner of France's prestigious Prix de Flore, "Report on Myself" is a study in raw angst and mortifying self-disclosure: a portrait of the artist as a lover who just can't catch a break. —Caroline Weber, New York Times Book Review, 15 Feb. 2009
Adapting Alicia Erian's novel, writer-director Alan Ball showcases both the knack for sketching out thorny relationships that distinguished Six Feet Under and the impulse for … suburban angst that befouled his script for American Beauty. —Troy Patterson, Spin, September 2008
The retail category, of course, has been a source of angst among newspapers for some time. Retail ad volume in papers has declined for much of the past 15 years, according to Merrill Lynch research. —Lucia Moses et al., Editor & Publisher, 8 Oct. 2001
One way to increase these health benefits is to learn how to write more fluidly and with less angst and frustration. When you're engaged with what you're doing, the rest of the world recedes. —Susan H. Perry, Psychology Today, November/December 2001
a film about teenage angst

Recent Examples of angst from the Web

The Cup will be in the house at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, when the Capitals can end more than four decades of angst and anguish.

— helene elliott, latimes.com, "Capitals are one win away from the Stanley Cup after running wild over Golden Knights 6-2," 5 June 2018
Decades after the Cuban revolution spawned an exodus that reshaped South Florida culture and U.S. politics in the Caribbean, political exiles are declining in number in Miami and leftist angst is fading.

— david smiley, miamiherald, "How the Castros can still move the needle in Miami elections | Miami Herald," 10 May 2018
Tom Hardy had some sort of angst for some sort of reason that vaguely had to do with the supervillain-ish Venom.

— aja romano, Vox, "Watch: the new Venom trailer reveals Tom Hardy’s toothy antihero at last," 24 Apr. 2018
The particulars of when, and how, Ortega’s family supported her (or fraudulently propped her up) has been a source of angst in this trial.

— maureen o'connor, The Cut, "‘Neither Family Will Be the Same’," 4 Apr. 2018
Then a move to Kentucky gave her a lot of teen angst ... and inspiration for her music.

— eileen reslen, Good Housekeeping, "Get to Know Amelia Hammer Harris, the "American Idol" Contestant Everyone Is Talking About," 31 Mar. 2018
This angst seems misplaced, considering how the Eagles got here.

— marcus hayes, Philly.com, "Eagles players believe, even without Carson Wentz. Fans should, too | Marcus Hayes," 10 Jan. 2018
Using the hashtag #IfIDieInASchoolShooting, thousands of high school kids have shared their angst in the wake of yet another massacre at a school, all humbled by the reality that the next teens to be slaughtered by a gunman could be them.

— kristen jordan shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Teens tweet heartbreaking #IfIDieInASchoolShooting posts," 22 May 2018
His existential angst made him special and allowed him to help others with his unique physical gifts.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Five Early Lessons in Parenting," 5 May 2018

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