angry young man
Americannoun
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(often initial capital letter) one of a group of British writers of the late 1950s and the 1960s whose works reflect strong dissatisfaction with, frustration by, and rebellion against tradition and society.
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any author writing in this manner.
noun
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(often capitals) one of several British novelists and playwrights of the 1950s who shared a hostility towards the established traditions and ruling elements of their country
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any similarly rebellious person
Example Sentences
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“I wanted to give him a bit of an angry young man, James Dean phase,” Jenkins says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Mr Chatterjee says Abhimaan will always be discussed as "a high point" of Bachchan's career because it was "a film where he was not just made to fit the masculine, angry young man template".
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
“He was an angry young man, and who wouldn’t be under these circumstances?”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2021
She smiled at the angry young man, and began slowly pulling off her gloves.
From The Triumph of Jill by Young, F.E. Mills
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