as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous
a film about teenage angst
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Recent Examples of angst
As one of the oldest immortals, she's been alone the longest and has come back with a lot of angst and frustration in her motivation — not a great fan of humanity, very unlike the movie's hero, Andy.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
The angst of the sadboy wave of music that Corbin helped pioneer could feel self-indulgent.
—Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Since its June 5 release, Ginny & Georgia season 3 has hooked over 17 million viewers with a murder trial, ample teen angst, and countless chic outfits of a housewife on house arrest.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 18 June 2025
The late angst about a Mamdani win suggests another possible five-way contest: Mamdani as the Democratic nominee, and Cuomo as the nominee of his Fight and Deliver Party.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
The angst of the sadboy wave of music that Corbin helped pioneer could feel self-indulgent.
—Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Since its June 5 release, Ginny & Georgia season 3 has hooked over 17 million viewers with a murder trial, ample teen angst, and countless chic outfits of a housewife on house arrest.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 18 June 2025
The late angst about a Mamdani win suggests another possible five-way contest: Mamdani as the Democratic nominee, and Cuomo as the nominee of his Fight and Deliver Party.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
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And without Stalter’s talent for masking Jess’ fears through recklessness — while still lining that recklessness with genuine excitement for the unknown — the series and its central character would be little more than two parts of the same mess.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 July 2025
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Humanitarian workers—many idealistic and committed—fear that sounding the alarm will end operations altogether.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Privacy and security concerns with smart thermostats These programs also raise important data privacy concerns.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The report found that concerns were often handled informally without adequate record-keeping, and that freelance staff felt reluctant to complain due to job insecurity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Your husband’s anxiety just makes her puppet strings easier to pull.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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But Democratic pollster John Zogby said many of the wins came at the sacrifice of some and that anxiety in America is higher than ever.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 July 2025
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Their visits to the ophthalmologist are now every six months, but Maggie admits the worry never quite fades.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Meanwhile, there was hand-wringing in the NASCAR garage over headlines about high crime and worries about whether the Cup Series cars would be able to have a good show on such a narrow course.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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But tensions in their relationship began to show whenMusk, the world’s richest person, began blasting Trump’s signature spending bill last month, taking issue with its provision to raise the debt ceiling.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Labor tensions are expected to persist as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters signals further resistance.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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This Christlike journey of scapegoating and torment ends in comeuppance for the haters and doubters, whose petty provocations tend to evoke a Bond villain in adolescence.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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The three-, five- and seven-day programs are built around each guest’s hormonal stage and focus on nutrition, sleep, stress, movement and recovery.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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All of us will feel the economic ripple when emergency rooms are inundated, hospitals and nursing homes close under the stress, and pink slips get handed out to health care workers.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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But the first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Ming-Na Wen Tapped Into Deep Emotions To Play Dr. Fong In ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ While Ming-Na Wen doesn’t throw a punch in Karate Kid: Legends, that doesn’t mean her character hasn’t been in past battles, particularly those dealing with mental anguish.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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