angst

About 0.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
2. noun A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
3. noun Fiction focusing on characters experiencing strong emotions and conflicts with other characters.
4. verb To suffer angst; to fret.

Similar words

grief heartbreak anguish distress agony sorrow terror fear dread anxiety

Often followed by

and of in vor is that und about over

Word family

angste angsted angsting angsts