Meaning & use

angsty

adjective·Everyday

Full of intense anxiety, worry, or emotional turmoil, especially the brooding kind associated with adolescence.

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His angsty diary entries from high school now make him laugh at himself.

The band's early albums were full of angsty lyrics about heartbreak and alienation.

A note on using this word

Angsty is informal and often used, sometimes teasingly, to describe teenage or overly dramatic emotional distress.

Words with a similar meaning

anxiousbrooding

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