Angsty
adjective
Feeling upset, anxious, or bothered, often because of too much worrying.
She's always so angsty before an exam.
Often appears as...
- feeling angsty
- very angsty
adjective
Showing or involving a lot of emotional tension or worry.
The book is filled with angsty teenage drama.
Often appears as...
- angsty drama
- angsty situation
adjective
Feeling upset, anxious, or bothered, often because of too much worrying.
She's always so angsty before an exam.
Often appears as...
- feeling angsty
- very angsty
adjective
Showing or involving a lot of emotional tension or worry.
The book is filled with angsty teenage drama.
Often appears as...
- angsty drama
- angsty situation
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to describe strong feelings that may seem exaggerated or excessively intense.
He had an angsty reaction to the minor setback.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Tone
'Angsty' is casual and not used in formal writing or speech.
My angsty comments were not suited for the business meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Youth Associations
Often associated with teenagers and their intense emotions or dramatic situations.
The angsty teen rolled his eyes at curfew.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to describe strong feelings that may seem exaggerated or excessively intense.
He had an angsty reaction to the minor setback.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Tone
'Angsty' is casual and not used in formal writing or speech.
My angsty comments were not suited for the business meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Youth Associations
Often associated with teenagers and their intense emotions or dramatic situations.
The angsty teen rolled his eyes at curfew.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to describe strong feelings that may seem exaggerated or excessively intense.
He had an angsty reaction to the minor setback.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Tone
'Angsty' is casual and not used in formal writing or speech.
My angsty comments were not suited for the business meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Youth Associations
Often associated with teenagers and their intense emotions or dramatic situations.
The angsty teen rolled his eyes at curfew.
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Is pop art art? PIPE Amanda...
different way oh my god yeah I mean my life is now an endless stream of people coming up to me in the street and crying some of them saying I you know and all sorts of people which is the interest I mean my music connects with a lot of generally younger people and angsty people and
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Safari Live - Day 170 PIPE...
their own I don't know if maybe the rest of the family is off and he's being a little bit cheeky ferreting around the bin you know as youngsters we'll do stay home mums hid her right exactly the angsty teenage fed the rebellious stage where no one knows better than I do
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
And I didn't understand. He said, "You have a great style. Celebrate your own style. Don't draw the way you're being told to draw. Draw the way you're drawing and keep at it, because you're really good." Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was,
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Is pop art art? PIPE Amanda...
different way oh my god yeah I mean my life is now an endless stream of people coming up to me in the street and crying some of them saying I you know and all sorts of people which is the interest I mean my music connects with a lot of generally younger people and angsty people and
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Safari Live - Day 170 PIPE...
their own I don't know if maybe the rest of the family is off and he's being a little bit cheeky ferreting around the bin you know as youngsters we'll do stay home mums hid her right exactly the angsty teenage fed the rebellious stage where no one knows better than I do
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
And I didn't understand. He said, "You have a great style. Celebrate your own style. Don't draw the way you're being told to draw. Draw the way you're drawing and keep at it, because you're really good." Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was,
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Quote examples
Kim Brooks
American Writer
As an angsty teenager and college student, I used to mock people who lived in gated communities, who were so afraid of the unfamiliar world they had to erect a physical boundary to keep it at bay. But now I wonder, aren't the boundaries we draw with Facebook just as secure as a man-made moat or an underpaid security guard manning a booth?
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Joshua Malina
American Actor
I always wanted to be an actor. It sort of prevented that whole - I never had any of that kind of angsty period old and doing musicals at camp and community theater and plays at school; it was just always what I most enjoyed and always what I intended to pursue.
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Perfume Genius
American Musician
My mom is always asking why can't I make something nice? Because I'll make paintings, say, and they're just really bloody and angsty. So I wrote 'Dark Parts' because I wanted to write something nice for her.
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka
American Author
Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was, but after 17 years of having a mother who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo and a father who was faceless, I was angry.
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Jamie Campbell Bower
English Actor
I'm working on my music a lot, like folk singing, guitar. It's sort of rocky, folky, alty, angsty. I'm putting a lot of energy into that. I write pretty much all the time.
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Kieran Bew
English Actor
You've got something really angsty for me to play? Bring it on. Most of the time, I'm goofing around and doing impressions of people, so that's nice.
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Adrian Tomine
American Cartoonist
My 20s were peaceful, privileged, but still I felt the desire to write angsty dramas.
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Nicholas Galitzine
English Actor
I definitely was one angsty teen and I definitely went through the emo phase.
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Ashley Tisdale
American Actress
I'm a strong person. I'm also very sassy and a little bit angsty sometimes.
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Jim Broadbent
American Actor
You can't be angsty all day or else it becomes a sort of pale angst.
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Kim Brooks
American Writer
As an angsty teenager and college student, I used to mock people who lived in gated communities, who were so afraid of the unfamiliar world they had to erect a physical boundary to keep it at bay. But now I wonder, aren't the boundaries we draw with Facebook just as secure as a man-made moat or an underpaid security guard manning a booth?
Quote examples
Joshua Malina
American Actor
I always wanted to be an actor. It sort of prevented that whole - I never had any of that kind of angsty period old and doing musicals at camp and community theater and plays at school; it was just always what I most enjoyed and always what I intended to pursue.
Quote examples
Perfume Genius
American Musician
My mom is always asking why can't I make something nice? Because I'll make paintings, say, and they're just really bloody and angsty. So I wrote 'Dark Parts' because I wanted to write something nice for her.
Quote examples
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
American Author
Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was, but after 17 years of having a mother who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo and a father who was faceless, I was angry.
Quote examples
Jamie Campbell Bower
English Actor
I'm working on my music a lot, like folk singing, guitar. It's sort of rocky, folky, alty, angsty. I'm putting a lot of energy into that. I write pretty much all the time.
Quote examples
Kieran Bew
English Actor
You've got something really angsty for me to play? Bring it on. Most of the time, I'm goofing around and doing impressions of people, so that's nice.
Quote examples
Adrian Tomine
American Cartoonist
My 20s were peaceful, privileged, but still I felt the desire to write angsty dramas.
Quote examples
Nicholas Galitzine
English Actor
I definitely was one angsty teen and I definitely went through the emo phase.
Quote examples
Ashley Tisdale
American Actress
I'm a strong person. I'm also very sassy and a little bit angsty sometimes.
Quote examples
Jim Broadbent
American Actor
You can't be angsty all day or else it becomes a sort of pale angst.
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