Definition
A person who feels or expresses angst, especially in an exaggerated or prolonged way; someone prone to anxiety or existential worry.
Etymology
From angst (from German 'Angst') plus the agent suffix -er, which creates nouns for people who do or experience something. The term gained popularity in the 1990s describing youth culture.
Kelly Says
The word 'angster' emerged from 1990s teen culture to describe young people wrestling with meaning and purpose—it shows how every generation rebrand anxiety for themselves, from 'angst-ridden' to 'angster' to today's 'maidenless.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
an ta-gen
BNবাংলা
অনীশ্চিত
o-nees-ch-it
CSČeština
trýznoucí
try-z-noo-u-chee
DADansk
angstfyldt
angst-feel-t
DEDeutsch
Angstgeplagter
angst-geplag-ter
ELΕλληνικά
ανήσυχος
a-nee-soo-chos
ESEspañol
angustiado
ahn-goo-steh-ah-doh
FAفارسی
افسرده
af-sord-eh
FISuomi
jännityksen tunne
yaen-ni-tyksen tun-ne
FRFrançais
angoissé
ahn-gw-zay
HAHA
mutumin da yake
moo-tee-min da ya-keh
HEעברית
מלא Angst
me-lah angst
HUMagyar
szorongó
szo-ron-go
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang cemas
orang ceh-mas
IGIG
onye na-agụ
o-nye na-a-goo
ITItaliano
angosciato
ang-goh-tsee-ah-toh
KMKM
អ្នកខ្វល់
a-nk kh-v-loh
KO한국어
불안한 사람
bul-an-han sa-ram
MRMR
चिंताग्रस्त
chin-ta-gra-st
MSBahasa Melayu
orang cemas
orang ceh-mas
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်မကောင်း
seet ma-ka-ung
NLNederlands
angstgeest
angst-geist
NONorsk
angstfylt
angst-feel-t
PLPolski
angstowiec
angst-vye-ets
PTPortuguês
angustiado
ahn-goo-sthee-ah-doh
RORomână
îngrijorat
ing-ree-jo-rah-t
RUРусский
ангестер
an-ges-ter
SVSvenska
ångestfylld
ang-st-feel-d
SWKiswahili
mwenye wasiwasi
mwen-ye wa-si-wa-si
TAதமிழ்
கவலைப்படுபவர்
ka-va-lai-pa-dhu-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
చింతకు
chin-ta-ku
THไทย
คนวิตกกังวล
kon wit-ti-gan-won
TLTL
taong may pag-aalinlangan
ta-ong may pag-a-a-lin-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
kaygılı
kay-gee-lee
UKУкраїнська
ангестер
an-ges-ter
URاردو
خوفزدہ
kho-f-z-deh
VITiếng Việt
người lo lắng
ngoo-oi lo-lan
YOYO
òkan tí ó dájú
o-kan ti o da-joo
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqeshwe
oo-mun-too o-keh-kesh-weh