angst

noun \ ˈäŋ(k)st , ˈaŋ(k)st \

|Updated on: 19 Aug 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 wonder of Trout is made all the more remarkable—necessary, even—because of the angst surrounding how baseball is being played.

— tom verducci, SI.com, "The Star That Still Won't Shine: The Incredible, Unprecedented but Unseen Greatness of Mike Trout," 12 July 2018
For the under-40s, economic insecurity, college debt, and inability to own a home drive the angst.

— andrew sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, "Will There Always Be an England?," 27 Apr. 2018
But that doesn't mean that America's producers aren't feeling the angst.

— NBC News, "China-U.S. trade skirmish leaves a bitter taste for California winemakers," 6 Apr. 2018
The trials of the young prince are just one dimension of the angst that threatens to subsume the White House and the president.

— jack holmes, Esquire, "Everything Is Fine Inside This Perfectly Normal White House," 1 Mar. 2018
Then there was the angst that comes with growing up that Harry totes understood.

— noelle devoe, Seventeen, "The definitive ranking of Harry Potter movies, from (least) best to binge-watch-for-days best.," 14 Feb. 2015
The drama is described as a coming-of-age journey full of ancient mystery and teen angst.

— lesley goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Nightflyers,' 'Deadly Class': Watch Trailers for Syfy's Upcoming Dramas," 14 May 2018
Whatever angst the president may have felt about Kavanaugh's service in the Bush White House now seems like a minor consideration.

— howard kurtz, Fox News, "Some conservatives lukewarm, but Trump delivered for his base with Kavanaugh," 11 July 2018
Creators like Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby added realistic angst and interpersonal conflict to superheroes in the 1960s.

— noah berlatsky, The Verge, "The best superhero stories admit that superheroes are ridiculous," 11 July 2018

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