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angsty.

Fraught with angst.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæŋ(k)sti/[ˈæŋ(k)stɪi̯]/ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)sti/Canada, US[ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)stɪi̯]Canada, US

  1. Fraught with angst.

  2. Fraught with angst. Insecure and moody or thorny.

    broadly · especially
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English angst Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English angsty From angst + -y.

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