angst
[ ahngkst, angst ]
/ ɑŋkst, æŋst /
noun
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
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
angst·y, adjective, angst·i·er, angst·i·est.Words nearby angst
angra do heroísmo,
angra mainyu,
angrboda,
angry,
angry young man,
angst,
angstrom,
angsty,
anguier,
anguilla,
anguilliform
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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
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.)