angsty
adjective
ˈaŋ(k)-stē 
ˈäŋ(k)-
angstier; angstiest
informal
: feeling, showing, or expressing anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity : marked by angst entry 1
angsty teenagers
angsty song lyrics
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And that’s also a place where those familiar postures — the brooding cowboy, the angsty writer — start to dissolve.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Much to the joy of my inner angsty teen, soft goth makeup is making a comeback in the beauty scene.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
In time, his bandmates would see that the angsty teenager from Massachusetts had the attitude to match.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Much to the joy of my inner angsty teen, soft goth makeup is making a comeback in the beauty scene.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
In time, his bandmates would see that the angsty teenager from Massachusetts had the attitude to match.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angsty
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“Angsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angsty. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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