Angst
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæŋ(k)st/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Angst is a noun meaning Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
Meaning
Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
More Meanings
- A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
- (informal, intransitive) To suffer angst; to fret.
- (chiefly fanfiction) Fiction focusing on characters experiencing strong emotions and conflicts with other characters.
Example Sentences
In the second scene, the camera switches to the father listening, angsting, dying inside, but saying nothing.
General: a story with a general theme. It is neither romance or angst but may incorporate elements of all other genres.
She'd never angsted so much about her head as she had in the past twenty-four hours. Why the hell hadn't she just left it alone?
Fans prefer fluff to other types of fic. But angst (dramatic stories where characters have a wide range of emotions, including ... angsty ones) comes in a close second.
Word Forms
- angsts
- angsting
- angsted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grief, heartbreak, anguish, distress, agony, sorrow.
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