angst /ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)st/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.Harry's adolescence is theatrical and gaudy, and many of its key scenes have a lurid and camp quality that is appropriate to the exaggerated mood-shifting and self-dramatizing of teen angst. — 2007 •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. verb1 •(informal) To suffer angst; to fret.In the second scene, the camera switches to the father listening, angsting, dying inside, but saying nothing. — 2001 formsangsted · angsting · angsts
