noun
- plural of angst; feelings of anxiety, dread, or existential worry
verb
- third-person singular present tense of angst; to feel or express anxiety or existential worry
Usage: informal
Examples
- Teenagers often experience teenage angsts about their future and social acceptance.
- She angsts over every decision, no matter how small.
- The film explores the existential angsts of modern life.
- He angsts constantly about whether he made the right career choice.
- Their angsts about climate change drive them to activism.
- She doesn't angst as much as she used to; she's learned to let go.
- The novel captures the angsts of a generation caught between tradition and change.