angst — meaning in English
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English meaning
- angst noun A deep, often vague feeling of anxiety or dread, sometimes tied to broader worries about life or meaning.
- anxiety noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
- apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- fear noun A strong, unpleasant feeling caused by the sense of danger or threat.
- harrow noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
Senses
angst is used for these senses in English:
- angst A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
- anxiety (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
- apprehension Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
- fear (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
- fear (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
- harrow (transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.
anxiety — full definition
- noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
- noun (medical) A diagnosable disorder marked by chronic, excessive worry that interferes with daily life.