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
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Recent Examples of angst from the Web
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The angst that’s mounted over Kelly’s future won’t go away with a win over a Group of Five opponent, but a loss would turn the flame under his hot seat into a raging inferno.
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Investor angst is growing as Congress has only a limited number of working days to both raise the debt ceiling and hammer out a spending bill for next fiscal year.
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Chinese automaker Great Wall is interested in buying Jeep, an iconic American brand, from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, a move that likely would face political opposition in the U.S. and create angst among workers.
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The angst of August eventually turned to delight as Prescott became the NFL’s most unlikely star.
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Such an oath can also foster a certain Maoist angst, if people don’t actually believe something they’ve been obliged to proclaim.
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In the second approach the need to pray comes from the petitioner as an expression of constant angst if God is not present.
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Paramore was far from being the soundtrack to my teenage angst.
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Widespread angst over changes associated with the tech sector, in places like San Francisco, erupted a few years ago with the Google bus controversy.
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Origin and Etymology of angst
Danish & German; Danish, from German
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Definition of angst for English Language Learners
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: a strong feeling of being worried or nervous : a feeling of anxiety about your life or situation
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