an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
"After reading Sartre, I was consumed by a deep sense of angst over the burden of my own absolute freedom."
Emotional turmoil; painful sadness.
"She stared at her reflection, overwhelmed by a deep sense of angst as she realized she had chosen the wrong career path years ago."
To suffer angst; to fret.
"She couldn't stop her angst over whether she had chosen the right college major."