as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous
a film about teenage angst
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Recent Examples of angst
Arab angst America’s closest Arab allies have rejected Trump’s plans, which pose an existential threat to the Palestinian cause and their own stability.
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Josef Federman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Upcoming German series previewed at the EFM’s Berlinale Series Market on Tuesday offered a range of genres and challenging subject matter, from Nazi drug runners and quirky fantasy to teen angst and alter egos.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Also, the emotional maintenance at that level of angst was so high that I was exhausted by the end of the shoot.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
The ad for the then-struggling automaker, which aired during Super Bowl 41 between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, features a robot that struggles with depression and existential angst after learning its services are no longer needed on the assembly line.
—Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
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Josef Federman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Upcoming German series previewed at the EFM’s Berlinale Series Market on Tuesday offered a range of genres and challenging subject matter, from Nazi drug runners and quirky fantasy to teen angst and alter egos.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Also, the emotional maintenance at that level of angst was so high that I was exhausted by the end of the shoot.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
The ad for the then-struggling automaker, which aired during Super Bowl 41 between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, features a robot that struggles with depression and existential angst after learning its services are no longer needed on the assembly line.
—Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
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The bond market in recent weeks has increasingly priced in fears of slowing growth, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield falling to around 4.1%, down from about 4.8% in January.—
Sarah Min,Lisa Kailai Han,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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This tactic mirrors the value of having a creative partner who’s never afraid to toss out a left-field suggestion because, unlike humans, AI has no ego or fear of embarrassment.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Are there like-minded employees or managers who share your concerns?—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Clearly, an allegation of this magnitude is incredibly disturbing and causes concerns about the safety of the children in our school community.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the film, Shear stars as Sam, a once-promising law student whose anxiety has slowly chipped away at his confidence in all areas of his life.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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One possibility is anxiety, which, according to Kaiser, feeds on avoidance.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
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Trade tensions and signs of slowing growth have led to worries that a recession could be looming.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Those worries were only amplified by his State of the Union speech.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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The frenzy threatened not only to destroy China’s ruling Qing dynasty, struggling with rampant societal chaos, but also to worsen tensions among Western nations seeking strategic harbors, coaling stations, and economic exploitation in that Asian land.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Trump's outreach comes amid tensions The White House confirmed that Trump's letter to Iran’s leaders is seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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And that’s just a small sample of the torment unleashed upon poor Jay!—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Watch Trailer For New Luigi Mangione Doc His experiment was an indisputable failure: in spite of his upbringing as a girl, Brenda always felt like a boy and endured a childhood of torment.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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While pushing through stress may seem like strength, toughing it out at work is a form of stress mismanagement that harms your mental health and career trajectory.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Potassium helps produce sturdy plants and increases plants’ resistance to stress but overapplication of potassium (and too much of any nutrient) can cause other necessary nutrients to become unavailable to the plant.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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But last year's Olympics were also a major source of anguish.—
Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Every repeat viewing of Abraham's performance reveals some new moment of humiliation — some fresh sickening glimmer of anguish that feels all too familiar.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Angst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angst. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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