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May 08, 2005 11:50

Angst [ angkst, angst, aangkst, aangst ]

noun

1. philosophy existentialist dread: in existentialist philosophy, a feeling of dread arising from an awareness of free choice

2. anxiety: any feeling of dread or anxiety

[Early 20th century. From German. Ultimately from an Indo-European base meaning “tight, painful,” which is also the ancestor of English anguish and anger.]
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