Angst
/aŋst/
die
noun
A2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Ängste
Meaning
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fear, anxiety
"Angst haben (vor)" — to be afraid (of) — is the standard phrase; German borrowed this exact word into English psychology as a technical term for a deeper, more existential dread.
Practice
1 What does Angst mean?
fear, anxiety
2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ___ vor Spinnen.
Full sentence: Ich habe Angst vor Spinnen. (I'm afraid of spiders.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Angst?
Angst: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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