Definitions
Deep anxiety, unease, or worried dread.
Used in a sentence
“Harry's adolescence is theatrical and gaudy, and many of its key scenes have a lurid and camp quality that is appropriate to the exaggerated mood-shifting and self-dramatizing of teen angst.”
“General: a story with a general theme. It is neither romance or angst but may incorporate elements of all other genres.”
“Fans prefer fluff to other types of fic. But angst (dramatic stories where characters have a wide range of emotions, including ... angsty ones) comes in a close second.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Anxious dread”5 letters
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