Need another word that means the same as “angst”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “angst” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Angst” are: anxiety, fear, dread, apprehension, worry, perturbation, foreboding, trepidation, malaise, distress, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “angst” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| anxiety | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic. The housekeeper s eager anxiety to please. |
| apprehension | Understanding; grasp. She had some apprehensions about the filming. |
| disquiet | The trait of seeming ill at ease. Public disquiet about animal testing. |
| disquietude | A state of uneasiness or anxiety. Such passages reflect a sense of disquietude of alienation even. |
| distress | The state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing help. A company in financial distress. |
| dread | A person with dreadlocks. The thought of returning to London filled her with dread. |
| fear | A feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety of someone. He is prey to irrational fears. |
| foreboding | A feeling of evil to come. With a sense of foreboding she read the note. |
| malaise | A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify. A general air of malaise. |
| perturbation | An unhappy and worried mental state. Frank s atheism was more than a perturbation to Michael. |
| trepidation | A feeling of alarm or dread. The men set off in fear and trepidation. |
| unease | Anxiety or discontent. Public unease about defence policy. |
| uneasiness | Embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you. The media often express a general uneasiness with animal research. |
| worry | A source of anxiety. It is not work but worry that kills. |
| alarming | Worrying or disturbing. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. |
| anguish | Cause emotional anguish or make miserable. She shut her eyes in anguish. |
| anxiety | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic. He felt a surge of anxiety. |
| apprehension | Painful expectation. His first apprehension of such large issues. |
| consternation | Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. To her consternation her car wouldn t start. |
| despair | The complete loss or absence of hope. They were rescued from despair at the last minute. |
| despondency | Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless. An air of despondency. |
| disappoint | Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of. I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit. |
| disappointment | A person or thing that causes disappointment. The job proved a disappointment. |
| disquiet | A feeling of worry or unease. Public disquiet about animal testing. |
| doldrums | An equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years. |
| dread | Greatly feared dreadful. I used to have a dread of Friday afternoons. |
| frustration | A feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized. The frustration of their wishes. |
| gloom | A state of partial or total darkness. He strained his eyes peering into the gloom. |
| grief | Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. We were too tired to cause any grief. |
| heartache | Emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved. A good friend understands your heartaches as well as your joys. |
| homesickness | A longing to return home. I lived four years in London without a single pang of homesickness. |
| horrible | Very unpleasant. A horrible massacre. |
| loneliness | The fact of being without companions; solitariness. The loneliness of the farm. |
| malaise | Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression. A general air of malaise. |
| melancholy | A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. An air of melancholy surrounded him. |
| nostalgia | Something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia. An evening of TV nostalgia. |
| sadness | Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being. A source of great sadness. |
| scare | Become scared. The rapid questions were designed to scare her into blurting out the truth. |
| sorrow | An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow. |
| terrible | Extremely bad or serious. What a terrible mess. |
| terrifying | Causing extreme terror. A terrifying wail. |
| uneasiness | Embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you. I sensed the uneasiness of people around me. |
| woe | Things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles. The Everton tale of woe continued. |
| worry | A source of anxiety. His worry over the prospect of being fired. |
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