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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The three-time Oscar-winning Bacharach told The Times in 2020 that his collaboration with England’s erstwhile angry young man was “one of the best things I ever did.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023
Mr Mably said: "He was a troubled and angry young man."
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022
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
Colonel Grand sat motionless before the angry young man, quietly tapping on the table with his long, white fingers, a faint smile on his half-crescent mouth.
From The Rose in the Ring by McCutcheon, George Barr
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