angst

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Angst or Danish angst; attested since the 19th century in English translations of the works of Søren Kierkegaard. Initially capitalized (as in German and contemporaneous Danish), the term first began to be written with a lowercase "a" around 1940–44. The German and Danish terms both derive from Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz; Dutch angst is cognate. Compare Swedish ångest. === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ(k)st/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)st/, /ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)st/ Rhymes: -æŋkst Hyphenation: angst === Noun === angst (uncountable) Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish. A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety. (chiefly fanfiction) Fiction focusing on characters experiencing strong emotions and conflicts with other characters. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === angst (third-person singular simple present angsts, present participle angsting, simple past and past participle angsted) (informal, intransitive) To suffer angst; to fret. === References === angst on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “angst”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. "angst" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Anagrams === 'ganst, Gnats, Stang, Tangs, Tsang, gnast, gnat's, gnats, stang, tangs == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz. === Adjective === angst (plural and definite singular attributive angste) afraid, anxious, alarmed Coordinate terms: bange, ræd ==== Inflection ==== === Noun === angst c (singular definite angsten, not used in plural form) fear, anxiety, alarm, apprehension, dread angst ==== Declension ==== === References === “angst” in Den Danske Ordbog “angst” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch anxt, from Old Dutch *angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz, an abstract noun derived from the adjective *anguz. Similar abstract noun derivations from an adjective are dienst and ernst. Cognates include Middle Low German angest, Old High German angust, Middle High German angest, German Angst, Old Frisian ongosta, West Frisian eangst. See also eng. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑŋst/ Hyphenation: angst Rhymes: -ɑŋst === Noun === angst m (plural angsten, diminutive angstje n) fear, fright, anxiety Synonyms: huiver, schrik, vrees, vrucht ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eng ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: angs === Anagrams === stang == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German (compare German Angst). === Noun === angst m (definite singular angsten, uncountable) angst, anxiety ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “angst” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German angest. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaŋkst/ Rhymes: -aŋkst Syllabification: angst === Noun === angst m inan (philosophy) angst (philosophical anxiety) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === angst in Polish dictionaries at PWN