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    [Noun]  | "angst" | \ ˈäŋ(k)st \


    1: a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity


    Origin: 1872 ;

     Borrowed from German Angst, going back to Middle High German angest, going back to Old High German angust "distress, worry, anxiety," going back to West Germanic *angusti- (whence also Old Frisian ongesta, ongosta "anxiety, danger," Middle Dutch anxt, anxte), derivative, with a noun suffix *-ti- or *-sti-, of the Germanic base *angu- see:n in Old English enge "narrow," ange "distressing," Old High German ango "anxious" {mat|anger:1|};

      * Note : If the suffix in question is *-ti-, then the element *angus- is perhaps directly comparable with the s-stem noun reflected in Latin angor "suffocation, anguish," Sanskrit áṁhaḥ "anxiety, trouble" (see: {anger:1|anger:1}) or Latin angustus "narrow" (see: {anguish:1|anguish:1}).;

    [Verb]  | "angst" 


    1: to feel or express anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity : to experience or express angst —often used with over or about


    Origin: 1988 ;

     Derivative of {see: |angst:1|angst:1};

     [ "angst" ]

    1: a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish that is commonly associated with the teenage years. And angsty teenager tends to wallow in these feeling melodramatically, wanting pity from others while also simultaneously wishing to remain tragically misunderstood, much to the annoyance of his friends.

      * e.g.,  ... Harry was very angsty during his fifth year. 

     [ "angst" ]

    1: adj.: describes a situation or literary piece which contains dark, depressing, angry, and/or brooding emotions from the participating characters. Often used to describe fan fiction.

      * e.g.,  ... Despite her happy countenance, Anna tended to quietly read angst fanfics in her free time. 


     [ "angst" ]

    2: n.: a category or group of above described literary pieces.

     [ "angst" ]

    1: Feeling of sadness or depression, usually felt in the teen years. The whole depression thing isn't really helped by the fact that almost all rock music (the music most angsty people I know listen to,) is aout NOTHING BUT being depressed, or contemplating suicide. But a lot of angsty teens listen anyway, because they think that they can relate to super rich adult celebrities.

      * e.g.,  ... Music: Suffocation, no breathing, don't give a f*ck if I cut my arms bleeding... 

     [ "angst" ]

    1: A feeling of anxiety, hopelessness and misery, especially when regarded as unwarranted and melodramatic. Usually associated with the sort of people who write lame pissed-off poetry in high-school, hence the phrase "teen angst."

      * e.g.,  ... He's in an angsty mood today. 

     [ "angst" ]

    1: Angst is about downtrodden teenagers thinking they're the only bloody people in the world who have it tough, and thinks that gives them an excuse to wallow in their own self-pity instead of actually doing something about their situation

      * e.g.,  ... James was feeling depressed, so he listened to slipknot because they 'shared his pain' 

     [ "angst" ]

    1: What often teenage feel in their strugle to claim their individuality, often terminates with the coming of adulthood when they understand that they always were just another number in the mass of the faceless mediocrity.

      * e.g.,  ... Angst does not help you getting laid...it neither makes you look cooler... 


     [ "angst" ]

    2: A way of behaving that was cool in the 80's with their whole punk thing, and that now is just considered plane lame

     [ "angst" ]

    1: Angst (german for "fear").


     [ "angst" ]

    2: when said that someone has "angst personality" means that, that person sees the world as a gray dark world without hope nor good sides. He/she usually doesn't care about others nor him/herself. An "Angst Culture" is also rising in the Scandinavia, where more and more people become "Angsted".

     [ "angst" ]

    1: pretty amazing that the adaption of words even works the other way round. but after we use words like shopping and news it's only fair you get some of our crap.

      * e.g.,  ... Keine Angst Leute, es wird bestimmt alles wieder gut!! 


     [ "angst" ]

    2: next time try "grausam" or "total bescheuert".

     [ "angst" ]

    1: The sound a fat man makes when he has sauerkraut stuck in his throat.

      * e.g.,  ... "This is delicious sauerkr--- aaaaAANNNGGSSSTTT---aut." 

     [ "angst" ]

    1:  The thing that 50% of teenagers are afflicted with.

      * e.g.,  ...  His schizophrenia causes him a lot of angst. Sucks to be him. 


     [ "angst" ]

    2:  The thing that the other 50% of teenagers pretend to be afflicted with.

      * e.g.,  ...  omgzz mi lyfe sux i wanna die!!111 


     [ "angst" ]

    3:  A kickass KMFDM album.

      * e.g.,  ...  This album rules! 

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