definition: a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish

pronunciation: ahngkst ahngkst

synonyms: apprehension apprehension depression depression uneasiness uneasiness agony agony dread dread anxiety anxiety

The Road Runner is a constant source of angst for Wile E. Coyote.

Edvard Munch’s The Scream depicts a man overwhelmed by his sense of angst.

A sense of angst pervades many of Edvard Munch’s paintings.

The young boy’s angst caused him to spend large amounts of time alone in his bedroom.

Eeyore’s pink tail symbolizes the occasional sense of joy that surfaces in his angst -ridden demeanor.

Angst can feel like a vise grip is crushing one’s head.

A feeling of despair when considering the meaning of life is called existential angst.

Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye, is recognized for his debilitating existential angst.