angsty
adjective
ˈaŋ(k)-stē 
ˈäŋ(k)-
angstier; angstiest
informal
: feeling, showing, or expressing anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity : marked by angst entry 1
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Because a Parking Lot Next to a Greyhound Bus Stop Was Quite the Scene …
Photo: Matt Weinberger
Parking lots are for angsty teenagers stuck in suburbia — and, this year, for every hot, young clout chaser in New York.
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The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Accompanying Lydia are her eccentric stepmother, Delia (Catherine O'Hara); angsty teen daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega); and shifty, ponytail-sporting boyfriend, Rory (Justin Theroux), who also manages Lydia's career as the host of her own paranormal reality TV series, Ghost House with Lydia Deetz.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Schafer leads Singer’s sophomore feature film as Gretchen, an angsty teen who, after her mother’s death, leaves the U.S. to live with her father Luis (Marton Csokas), stepmother Beth (Jessica Henwick), and 8-year-old half-sister Alma (Mila Lieu) in a resort in the German Alps.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
In an Interview Magazine story with Rooney Mara in 2022, Rooney asked if Sadie ever went through an angsty teenage phase like her character in The Whale.
—Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
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The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Accompanying Lydia are her eccentric stepmother, Delia (Catherine O'Hara); angsty teen daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega); and shifty, ponytail-sporting boyfriend, Rory (Justin Theroux), who also manages Lydia's career as the host of her own paranormal reality TV series, Ghost House with Lydia Deetz.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Schafer leads Singer’s sophomore feature film as Gretchen, an angsty teen who, after her mother’s death, leaves the U.S. to live with her father Luis (Marton Csokas), stepmother Beth (Jessica Henwick), and 8-year-old half-sister Alma (Mila Lieu) in a resort in the German Alps.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
In an Interview Magazine story with Rooney Mara in 2022, Rooney asked if Sadie ever went through an angsty teenage phase like her character in The Whale.
—Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Angsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angsty. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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