Angst

From Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz.

• IPA^(key): [ʔaŋst]

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1. fear; fright; anxiety
   • 2022, Rammstein, Angst:

     Alle haben Angst vorm schwarzen Mann

     All have fear of the black man / All are afraid of the black man

• A distinction may be made (or may formerly have been made) between Angst meaning “fear as an emotional condition” and Furcht meaning “fear as the reasonable reaction to a threat”.
• In contemporary German, the two words are widely treated as synonyms, with Angst being preferred over Furcht.
• The exception to this is that Furcht can also express a respectful fear, which Angst cannot. For example, Furcht vor dem Vater ("fear of one's father") may be a powerful, submissive respect, whereas Angst vor dem Vater implies fear of paternal misconduct.

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• Furcht
• Schreck

• “Angst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Angst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Angst” in Duden online
• Angst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

• IPA^(key): /aŋkst/, /aŋks/, /aŋs/, /aŋst/

Angst f

1. fear, trepidation
2. anguish, deep concern