angst[aŋst]
nouna strong feeling of general anxiety or dread, typically about the state of the world or the human condition.
Derivatives
angstyadjective
Origin
1920s: from Ger., 'fear'.
ThesaurusangstnounANXIETY, fear, apprehension, worry, foreboding, trepidation, malaise, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness.