angsty

adjective \ ˈaŋ(k)-stē , ˈäŋ(k)- \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of angsty

angstier; angstiest

informal

: feeling, showing, or expressing anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity : marked by angst

angsty teenagers

angsty song lyrics

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This was in the pre-latte era, before nearly every town had a cozy third space for angsty young girls to stare out the window.

— sara eckel, Longreads, "The Hole in My Soul," 1 June 2018
Fallon recalled Fey asking him to contribute an angsty theme to introduce rebel characters Janis and Damian.

— abby jones, Billboard, "Tina Fey Talks Jimmy Fallon's Unreleased 'Mean Girls' Punk Song, How Alicia Keys Saved Her: Watch," 18 May 2018
Still, the band offered a set that heavily featured longtime members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker (for understandable reasons) as well as their deep catalog full of both anthems and angsty ballads.

— adam lukach, RedEye Chicago, "Track all the Chicago artists at Lollapalooza," 7 Aug. 2017
Halloweentownbrings the best parts of Halloween together into one movie: witches, spells, monsters, ghosts, family, and teenage angst (yes, Halloween can totally be angsty, especially for Marnie Cromwell).

— noelle devoe, Seventeen, "The Definitive Ranking Of The Best Halloween Disney Channel Original Movies," 31 Oct. 2017
Plaza played angsty intern April Ludgate, and Hahn was lawyer Jennifer Barkley.

— stephanie petit, PEOPLE.com, "Amy Poehler Reunites with Her Parks and Rec Costars for Galentine's Day," 14 Feb. 2018
Any longtime fan of Dashboard Confessional knows the impossibility of singing Chris Carrabba’s angsty hymns at a reasonable volume.

— bobby olivier, Billboard, "Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves and More Artists Reveal Their Favorite Dashboard Confessional Songs," 30 Jan. 2018
And beneath the stagecraft phantasmagoria was a steady stream of Perry's snappy, unpretentious, apolitical, anti-angsty pop anthems that had the older members of the audience dancing.

— doug maccash, NOLA.com, "Pop diva Pink to sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LII," 8 Jan. 2018
Just make sure to follow these four tricks of the trade so your color is more elegant princess than angsty emo.

— hallie gould, Marie Claire, "How to Go Dark A La Kate Middleton," 3 Dec. 2013

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Origin and Etymology of angsty

angst + ¹-y

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