angsty
adjective
ˈaŋ(k)-stē 
ˈäŋ(k)-
angstier; angstiest
informal
: feeling, showing, or expressing anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity : marked by angst entry 1
angsty teenagers
angsty song lyrics
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web These young musicians have a blast onstage, performing its angsty pop-punk for a steadily growing audience. 
Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 5 July 2022 The album marks a shift from the simple and angsty lyricism of his debut. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2022 Willow, meanwhile, chimes in for an assist on the downtempo tune, and gives an angsty edge to the song, singing about her inability to open herself up to love from a partner and relax. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2022 With its angsty punk anthems and bedroom pop ballads, Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour, has catapulted her into super pop stardom since its May 2021 release. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2022 Nostalgia for the sound that made her famous is back en vogue: Everyone from Willow Smith to Olivia Rodrigo has been trying on tough and angsty pop-punk for size. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022 Production on The Batman, out Friday, predates the recent emo revival on TikTok, which sparked a brief resurgence in popularity for the angsty guitar-heavy music, swoopy hair, and skinny jeans that dominated the early 2000s. Amit Katwala, Wired, 4 Mar. 2022 To angsty middle schoolers growing up in Miami, ’90s hair trend accessories felt like ancient relics, but to young girls following in their older siblings’ footsteps, her discarded fashion trash was my treasure. Glamour, 18 Feb. 2022 Like the story of Marianne and Connell, Conversations with Friends follows a set of angsty Irish millennials drawn into complicated romantic and class dynamics. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 4 Feb. 2022 See More
Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 5 July 2022 The album marks a shift from the simple and angsty lyricism of his debut. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2022 Willow, meanwhile, chimes in for an assist on the downtempo tune, and gives an angsty edge to the song, singing about her inability to open herself up to love from a partner and relax. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2022 With its angsty punk anthems and bedroom pop ballads, Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour, has catapulted her into super pop stardom since its May 2021 release. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2022 Nostalgia for the sound that made her famous is back en vogue: Everyone from Willow Smith to Olivia Rodrigo has been trying on tough and angsty pop-punk for size. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022 Production on The Batman, out Friday, predates the recent emo revival on TikTok, which sparked a brief resurgence in popularity for the angsty guitar-heavy music, swoopy hair, and skinny jeans that dominated the early 2000s. Amit Katwala, Wired, 4 Mar. 2022 To angsty middle schoolers growing up in Miami, ’90s hair trend accessories felt like ancient relics, but to young girls following in their older siblings’ footsteps, her discarded fashion trash was my treasure. Glamour, 18 Feb. 2022 Like the story of Marianne and Connell, Conversations with Friends follows a set of angsty Irish millennials drawn into complicated romantic and class dynamics. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 4 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
angst entry 1 + -y entry 1
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
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- applied (oneself)
- applied (to)
- applied for
- applied music
- applied oneself
- applied ornament
- applied to
- applier
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- applies (oneself)
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- applies oneself