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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 plowed 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

  1. noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
  2. noun (medical) A diagnosable disorder marked by chronic, excessive worry that interferes with daily life.
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