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  • adjective dominated or plagued by angst.

Etymologies

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angst +‎ -ridden

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Examples

  • It would only be 3 years later that Chuck D would find himself sharing his canvas and his stage at club Amuzurah in Jamaica, Queens with a handful of angst-ridden teenagers with a whole new set of protest songs.

    Andy Stepanian: Hardcore Punk Band 'Cipher' Writes A Protest Song For This Generation Andy Stepanian 2010

  • It would only be 3 years later that Chuck D would find himself sharing his canvas and his stage at club Amuzurah in Jamaica, Queens with a handful of angst-ridden teenagers with a whole new set of protest songs.

    Andy Stepanian: Hardcore Punk Band 'Cipher' Writes A Protest Song For This Generation Andy Stepanian 2010

  • I was a little nervous, after reading Twilight, that there was a chance I could be stepping into a fictional world of brooding teens and angst-ridden vampires.

    Book Review: "Strange Angels" by Lili St. Crow 2009

  • It would only be 3 years later that Chuck D would find himself sharing his canvas and his stage at club Amuzurah in Jamaica, Queens with a handful of angst-ridden teenagers with a whole new set of protest songs.

    Andy Stepanian: Hardcore Punk Band 'Cipher' Writes A Protest Song For This Generation Andy Stepanian 2010

  • As Cal's mind wasn't taxed enough with a diminishing acedemic regimen this year, a girlfriend (Jodi) with more emotional baggage than your favorite angst-ridden perfectionist, buddies with greater aspirations towards sleep, drink, and getting laid than anything else, and growing hostilities with his professors.

    Archive 2009-10-01 2009

  • Perhaps the most urgent question was raised by South Park: Will this escalate to an angst-ridden clash between the werewolves and the Goth kids, ultimately ending with all the area “Hot Topic” stores being burnt to the ground?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Herd of Individualists, Wolfman Edition 2010

  • Spring is coming, and with it, the most angst-ridden part of the college application cycle.

    8 subtle ways to prepare middle schoolers for college Jay Mathews 2011

  • I never dreamed my feet could look so beautiful and almost danced back out onto the street where the scent of cigarette smoke, Chanel No. 5, garlic, and apple napoleon mingled in the air with the angst-ridden soundtrack provided by a lonely violinist and decrepit accordion player.

    Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011

  • Imagine Kristen Stewart -- the conflicted, angst-ridden Bella Swan from the "Twilight" movies -- as Snow White.

    Kristen Stewart gets closer to becoming Snow White Jen Chaney 2011

  • As Cal's mind wasn't taxed enough with a diminishing acedemic regimen this year, a girlfriend (Jodi) with more emotional baggage than your favorite angst-ridden perfectionist, buddies with greater aspirations towards sleep, drink, and getting laid than anything else, and growing hostilities with his professors.

    Rabid Reads "The Night Class" by Tom Piccirilli 2009

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