angst [ang(k)st; äng(k)st]
1) страх, экзистенциальная тревога
2) тревога, беспокойство, боязнь; страх
teenage angst — подростковый страх
- a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.
- a feeling of persistent worry about something trivial
my hair causes me angst
Origin: 1920s: from German, ‘fear, anxiety’