angst
Definitions of angst
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an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)synonyms: angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vreestypes:alarmsysteemfear resulting from the awareness of dangerhorrorintense and profound fearzenuwtoevalexcessive or uncontrollable fearbedeesdheid, bleuheid, bloheid, confusie, geremdheid, koudwatervrees, schroomvalligheid, schuchterheid, schuwheid, timiditeit, verlegenheid, verwarringfear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisionsvoorgevoela feeling of evil to comebedeesdheid, bleuheid, bloheid, confusie, geremdheid, schroomvalligheid, schuchterheid, schuwheid, timiditeit, verlegenheid, verwarringlack of self-confidencetype of:aandoening, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, gevoel, gevoelen, ontroering, sentimentany strong feeling
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a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortunesynonyms: angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vreestypes:zorgenkinda strong feeling of anxietyangstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, bekommering, benauwdheid, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, schrik, verontrusting, vreesan anxious feelingonbehagenfeelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritablebraakneiginguneasiness about the fitness of an actiontype of:aandoening, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, gevoel, gevoelen, ontroering, sentimentany strong feeling
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an anxious feelingsynonyms: angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, bekommering, benauwdheid, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, schrik, verontrusting, vreestype of:angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vreesa vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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