definition:
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish
pronunciation:
ahngkst
synonyms:
• apprehension
• depression
• uneasiness
• agony
• dread
• anxiety
The Road Runner is a constant source
of angst for Wile E. Coyote.
Edvard Munch’s
The Scream
depicts a man
overwhelmed by
his sense of
angst.
A sense of angst
pervades many of
Edvard Munch’s
paintings.
The young boy’s
angst caused him
to spend large
amounts of time
alone in his bedroom.
Eeyore’s pink tail
symbolizes the
occasional sense of
joy that surfaces in
his angst-ridden
demeanor.
Angst can feel
like a vise grip
is crushing
one’s head.
A feeling of despair when considering the
meaning of life is called existential angst.
Holden Caulfield, the
protagonist in The
Catcher in the Rye, is
recognized for his
debilitating existential
angst.