C2nounemotions
US/ɑːŋst/
UK/æŋst/
a strong feeling of worry about your life, your future or the world
In context
The novel captures the angst of teenagers growing up in a big city.
There's a lot of angst among graduates about finding a decent job.
His early songs are full of teenage angst and broken hearts.
Words that go with angst
adjective + noun
- teenage angstThe film is about teenage angst and first love.
- existential angstTurning thirty gave him a moment of existential angst.
- adolescent angstHer diary is a record of adolescent angst.
noun + preposition
- angst aboutThere is growing angst about rising house prices.
- angst overParents feel a lot of angst over exam results.
adjective + preposition
- full of angstThe letters he wrote that year are full of angst.