Complete Definition of "angst"

see|Angst
English

Etymology
Introduced from Danish angst via w:Søren Kierkegaard|Søren Kierkegaard, from Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust. See pie|angh-.

Pronunciation
ipacregion|Canada ipac|æ�kst|en-ca-synth-angst.ogg|CA synth

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophy|philosophical anxiety.
  2. More commonly, painful sadness or emotional turmoil, as teen angst.

Derived terms
angst bunny, angstbunny
angsty
teen angst

References
pedialite|angst
R:American Heritage 2000|angst
R:Dictionary.com|angst
R:WordNet 2003|angst

Category:Emotions


Danish

Noun
angst

  1. fear

Category:da:Emotions
Category:Danish nouns


Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|angsten|

  1. fear, #English|angst, anxiety

Synonyms
schrik
vrees

Related terms
angsthaas
angstig

Category:nl:Emotions


Norwegian

Etymology
From LG., related to anger

Noun
no-noun-mu

  1. singulare tantum|lang=no angst

Derived terms
angstbiter
angstskrik
dødsangst
kastrasjonsa
plassangst
prestasjonsangst
seksualangst

References
Bokmålsordboka på nett

Category:no:Emotions

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