Angst is a deep feeling of anxiety, worry, or dread, often about life, the future, or personal problems. It is commonly used for emotional struggles in teenagers or artists.
Borrowed from German 'Angst' meaning 'fear' or 'anxiety', which itself comes from an old root meaning 'tight' or 'narrow'. It entered English in the 19th and 20th centuries through philosophy and psychology.
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