Explore Angst through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like anxiety. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Angst meaning
- Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
- A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
- Fiction focusing on characters experiencing strong emotions and conflicts with other characters.
Synonyms of Angst
Using Angst
- The main meaning on this page is: Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish. | A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety. | Fiction focusing on characters experiencing strong emotions and conflicts with other characters.
- Useful related words include: anxiety.
- In the example corpus, angst often appears in combinations such as: angst and, the angst, of angst.
Context around Angst
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Angst
- In this selection, "angst" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, teen, teenage, banking, rattled, became and throughout stand out and add context to how "angst" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all that angst and all and angst about declining. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "angst" sits close to words such as accusers, analysing and artifact, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with angst
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Teen angst never looked so good. (6 words)
Angst became unrest and then unrest began to unravel. (9 words)
Angst about declining global fertility and population is palpable and building. (11 words)
The angst throughout the American Jewish community is evident in newspaper columns, at think-tank symposiums and in synagogue webinars, with many dreading a pall on U.S.-Israel relations or further potential damage to Israel’s reputation in the world. (41 words)
That evolution was occurring as some analysts detect mounting Chinese angst at the protracted nature of the war and Russia’s recent bombing of Ukrainian grain ports, upsetting previously protected shipments from the global grain powerhouse. (36 words)
The greater scrutiny on those pieces of student writing will intensify an already stressful application process that has spawned a cottage industry of advisers and caused months of angst for high school students and their parents. (36 words)
Ian O’Doherty: In times of angst, we can rely on beautiful games to lighten our lives – but 75c on a packet of fags? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Unsurprisingly, these young men return with great existential questions metastasizing into angst and angst into depression and worse.
Along with other issues of teen angst, she feels compelled to decide if she is Jewish, Christian or neither.
Amid resurgent banking angst, rattled stock markets may have to live without a key source of buying power.
Angst about declining global fertility and population is palpable and building.
Angst about retirement is particularly acute among members of Generation X and millennials.
Angst became unrest and then unrest began to unravel.
Earlier periods in American history also created grist for teenage angst.
Glowing with brass chorales, surging climaxes and delicate instrumental solos, it has the character of Wagner without the angst.
However, instead of their rivalries being filled with bitterness or angst, the characters have a sincere appreciation of each other.
Ian O’Doherty: In times of angst, we can rely on beautiful games to lighten our lives – but 75c on a packet of fags?
It certainly wouldn't hurt to spotlight the teenage angst and heartache that Peter faces beyond the web-slinging Spidey mask.
Just up the road, in the middle of all that angst and all the scrambling preparations, a different kind of crowd massed in the El Paso Convention Center.
So, at the end of "Teen Angst and a Smart-Boy Walk of Shame," she stole George's truck and ran away.
Soyinka, who has always expressed his reservation and angst against those who ascribe false stories to him, said he was ready to give anyone who reveals the source of any fake news attributed to him.
Teen angst never looked so good.
That evolution was occurring as some analysts detect mounting Chinese angst at the protracted nature of the war and Russia’s recent bombing of Ukrainian grain ports, upsetting previously protected shipments from the global grain powerhouse.
The administration of that programme by the union has created much angst for teachers, and lots of complaints.
The Ambulance star flexed his jaw-dropping guns and roared for the crowd, exhibiting a hefty amount of macho angst.
The angst throughout the American Jewish community is evident in newspaper columns, at think-tank symposiums and in synagogue webinars, with many dreading a pall on U.S.-Israel relations or further potential damage to Israel’s reputation in the world.
The greater scrutiny on those pieces of student writing will intensify an already stressful application process that has spawned a cottage industry of advisers and caused months of angst for high school students and their parents.
Common combinations with angst
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- angst and 21×
- the angst 20×
- of angst 17×
- and angst 14×
- angst about 11×
- teen angst 7×
- teenage angst 7×
- angst that 6×
- angst in 6×
- angst of 6×