Meaning & use
angst
A strong feeling of anxiety, dread, or inner turmoil, often without a specific or clear cause.
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Teenage angst filled her diary entries, full of questions about who she really was.
The film captures the quiet angst of moving to a new city alone.
A note on using this word
Angst often implies a deeper, more existential worry than ordinary "worry," and is strongly associated with adolescence and philosophy.
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