angst

tourment, détresse

Douleur émotionnelle intense, tristesse ou conflit intérieur.

En anglais simple : Strong emotional pain, sadness, or inner conflict.

• His songs are full of teenage angst.
• She poured her angst into a private diary.
• The film captures the angst of a painful breakup.

Synonymes : anguish, distress, torment

Expressions courantes : teenage angst, full of angst, emotional angst

angoisse, anxiété

Inquiétude profonde et pénible, souvent liée à la vie ou à l’avenir, sans cause précise.

En anglais simple : A deep, uneasy worry, often about life or the future, without a clear cause.

• She felt a vague sense of angst.
• The novel explores existential angst and the fear of death.
• Their conversations revealed growing angst about an uncertain future.

Comment l'utiliser : angst about something (His essay explores angst about the meaning of life.)

Synonymes : anxiety, unease, apprehension

Contraires : peace

Expressions courantes : existential angst, modern angst, angst about life

angst, fiction dramatique

Récits centrés sur la souffrance émotionnelle des personnages et leurs relations difficiles.

En anglais simple : Stories centered on characters’ emotional pain and difficult relationships.

• She likes reading angst about lonely characters.
• The author writes angst with hopeful endings.
• Do you prefer comedy or angst in fanfiction?

Expressions courantes : write angst, read angst, romance and angst

s'angoisser, s'inquiéter

S’inquiéter profondément de quelque chose ou passer du temps à en souffrir.

En anglais simple : To worry deeply or spend time feeling upset about something.

• He angsted about his future.
• I spent all evening angsting over the interview.
• Why angst over what strangers think?

Comment l'utiliser : angst about/over something (Stop angsting over a decision you cannot change.)

Synonymes : worry, fret

Contraires : relax

Expressions courantes : angst about something, angst over something