Angst

From Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz.

• IPA^(key): /aŋst/, [ʔaŋst], [ʔaŋkst]

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Angst f (genitive Angst, plural Ängste)

1. fear; fright; anxiety

   Synonyms: Furcht f, (North German) Bange f

   • 2022, Rammstein, “Angst”:

     Alle haben Angst vorm schwarzen Mann

     All have fear (are afraid) of the black man

• A distinction may be made (or may formerly have been made) between Angst meaning “fear as an emotional condition” and Furcht meaning “fear as the reasonable reaction to a threat”. In contemporary German, the two words are widely treated as synonyms, with Angst being preferred over Furcht. The exception to this is that Furcht can also express a respectful fear, which Angst cannot. For example, Furcht vor dem Vater (“fear of one's father”) may be a strong, submissive form of respect, whereas Angst vor dem Vater would imply fear of paternal misconduct.

• Schreck, Schrecken m (“fright”)

• “Angst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Angst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Angst” in Duden online
• Angst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

• IPA^(key): /aŋkst/, /aŋks/, /aŋs/, /aŋst/

Angst f

1. fear, trepidation
2. anguish, deep concern