angst
[ ahngkst, angst ]
/ ɑŋkst, æŋst /
noun
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
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Origin of angst
1840–50; <German Angst fear, anxiety, Old High German angust (cognate with Middle Low German angest,Middle Dutch anxt), equivalent to ang- (akin to eng narrow, constricted) + -st abstract nominal suffix, perhaps a conglomerate of a suffix *-os- + *-ti- suffix forming abstracts
OTHER WORDS FROM angst
angsty, adjective, angst·i·er, angst·i·est.Words nearby angst
Angra Mainyu, Angrboda, angrily, angry, angry young man, angst, angstrom, Ångstrom unit, angsty, Anguier, Anguilla
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British Dictionary definitions for angst
angst
/ (æŋst, German aŋst) /
noun
an acute but nonspecific sense of anxiety or remorse
(in Existentialist philosophy) the dread caused by man's awareness that his future is not determined but must be freely chosen
Word Origin for angst
German
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Medical definitions for angst (1 of 2)
angst 11
[ ängkst ]
n.
A feeling of anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression.
Medical definitions for angst (2 of 2)
angst 22
abbr.
angstrom
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Cultural definitions for angst
angst
[ (ahngkst) ]
A kind of fear or anxiety; Angst is German for “fear.” It is usually applied to a deep and essentially philosophical anxiety about the world in general or personal freedom. (See existentialism.)
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