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angsty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)sti/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)stɪi̯] (Canada, US)
• /ˈæŋ(k)sti/ without æ-raising
• [ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)stɪi̯] (Canada, US)
• [ˈæŋ(k)stɪi̯] without æ-raising
• /ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)sti/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Fraught with angst.
   • Jackson said industrial relations felt "angsty" at a national level. 2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: TPE MD: consider impact of strikes on passengers”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 11:
2. (broadly, especially, of a teenager) Fraught with angst. ▸ Insecure and moody or thorny.

Forms

Deriveds

angstiness