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angst definition

angst (äŋst, aŋst)

noun

a gloomy, often neurotic feeling of generalized anxiety and depression

Etymology: Ger: see anger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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