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noun[C, U]
A feeling of fear, fright, or anxiety caused by danger, uncertainty, or something unpleasant.
ángst
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch angst, ultimately from a Germanic root meaning ‘tightness, distress’; related to Dutch eng ‘narrow, scary’ and Latin angustus ‘narrow’.
Examples
Ze voelde angst in het donker.
Zé vóelde ángst in het dónker.
She felt fear in the dark.
Zijn angst voor spinnen is groot.
Zíjn ángst voor spínnen is gróót.
His fear of spiders is great.
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