angsty

adjective \ ˈaŋ(k)-stē , ˈäŋ(k)- \

Definition of angsty

angstier; angstiest

informal

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

angsty teenagers

angsty song lyrics

Recent Examples of angsty from the Web

As the frontman for Bright Eyes, Oberst introduced a generation of angsty teenagers and twentysomethings to a particularly somber brand of indie rock.

— OregonLive.com, "These are the 35 best concerts in Oregon this September," 28 Aug. 2017
The sprawling, five-hour play, which imagines Harry Potter as an angsty adult and follows the adventures of his son, Albus, was a massive success in the English theater world.

— yohana desta, vanityfair.com, "The Man Re-Writing Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars Is Fantasy’s Secret Weapon," 2 Aug. 2017
The sprawling, five-hour play, which imagines Harry Potter as an angsty adult and follows the adventures of his son, Albus, was a massive success in the English theater world.

— yohana desta, HWD, "The Man Re-Writing Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars Is Fantasy’s Best Secret Weapon," 2 Aug. 2017
Thankfully, most of those times are behind us, and our adult hair is now—or seriously should be—colored in the safety of a salon, with skilled, non-angsty hands.

— chloe metzger, Marie Claire, "Here's How to Go Platinum Blonde Without Destroying Your Hair," 2 Aug. 2017
In Netflix’s To the Bone, Lily Collins plays Ellen, an angsty 20-year-old anorexic girl who, despite various treatment programs, can’t get ahead of her eating disorder.

— ruthie friedlander, PEOPLE.com, "An Eating Disorder Survivor on 5 Things To the Bone Gets Right," 14 July 2017
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, the seminal 1982 film about high school life, set much of its angsty action inside Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks Galleria.

— josh sanburn, Time, "Why the Death of Malls Is About More Than Shopping," 9 July 2017
After all, remember Ghost World’s angsty Enid, played by a bespectacled Thora Birth?

— kirby marzec, Vogue, "Not a Sandal Person? These 5 Boots Are a Chic Summer Alternative," 5 July 2017
If grunge prized murky guitar textures, pounding drums and lumbering bass lines with attitudinally angsty shouting, other bands were making slightly more sensitive music.

— john adamian, courant.com, "Third Eye Blind At Oakdale Theatre," 21 June 2017

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