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.]