Polyglot Dictionary

angstvoll

/ˈaŋstfɔl/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. fearful

    Built from Angst (fear) + -voll (-ful).

Made of

  • Angst fear
  • -voll -ful

Similar words

ängstlich

ängstlich is more common and general; angstvoll is more literary or intense — both mean "anxious, fearful."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

medroso

medroso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Spanish

temeroso

temeroso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Portuguese

medroso

medroso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fearful."

Practice

1 What does angstvoll mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wartete ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches angstvoll?

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