GERMAN DICTIONARY

die Angst

fear

/diː aŋst/

A strong unpleasant feeling caused by actual or expected danger.

Translations

Angst kann Menschen lähmen.NominativSing.Fear can paralyze people.
Viele Menschen überwinden ihre Angst.AkkusativSing.Many people overcome their fear.
Sie begegnet ihrer Angst mit Mut.DativSing.She faces her fear with courage.
Die Ursache der Angst blieb unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the fear remained unclear.
Ängste können den Alltag stark belasten.NominativPlur.Fears can place a heavy burden on everyday life.
Die Therapie nimmt vielen Menschen ihre Ängste.AkkusativPlur.The therapy relieves many people of their fears.
Betroffene lernen, mit ihren Ängsten umzugehen.DativPlur.Those affected learn to cope with their fears.
Die Folgen der Ängste können schwerwiegend sein.GenitivPlur.The consequences of the fears can be serious.

Near-synonymFurcht
Angst and Furcht overlap considerably; however, Furcht often sounds more elevated and emphasizes the reaction to a specific threat.
Semantically relatedMut — courage
Mut denotes the inner strength to act despite Angst or danger, and thus stands in a meaningful contrast to the emotion described.
Semantically relatedGefahr — danger
Gefahr denotes the potentially harmful situation, while Angst describes the unpleasant feeling triggered by it.