angsty

adjective

ˈaŋ(k)-stē How to pronounce angsty (audio)
ˈäŋ(k)-
angstier; angstiest
informal
: feeling, showing, or expressing anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity : marked by angst
angsty teenagers
angsty song lyrics

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After the chaotic events of the Season 1 finale, the new episodes pick up with Sophie and Margo on the outs but pulled back into another dangerous game of cat and mouse that will make their situationship all the more complicated and angsty. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The song’s title gives an additional edge to a track Rodrigo describes as punk in spirit, with an angsty, urgent and protest-minded charge. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026 But his angsty-young-woman period, which yielded 2003’s Dead Like Me as well as 2004’s currently-unavailable-in-any-digital-format Wonderfalls, could use more retrospective love. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Against this show, college dorm room posters of melting clocks feel utterly denuded, with regrets to the angsty teens pinning them up. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for angsty

Word History

Etymology

angst entry 1 + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of angsty was in 1956

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“Angsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angsty. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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