Angst facts for kids

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Angst is an emotion. It is an emotion of fear or anxiety (anguish is its Latinate equivalent. Anxious and anxiety have similar beginnings). The dictionary definition for angst is a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity. It is used in English to describe a strong feeling of apprehension, anxiety, or inner turmoil.

Images for kids

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  Edvard Munch tried to represent "an infinite scream passing through nature" in The Scream (1893).

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  Ludger Gerdes, Angst, 1989