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Angst

2 stages from German to English.

Today it means a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, often existential
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Stage 1 of 2
Angst
German · medieval
"fear, anxiety"
meaning "fear" or "anxiety"
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Stage 2 of 2
angst
English · 1900s
"a feeling of deep anxiety or dread"
adopted through the influence of German philosophy and psychology
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