angst, n.Definitions

Angst is a form of suffering caused by too much thinking.

Angst is the larval form of boredom.

Angst is uncanny, Un-heimlich, not at home (un = not + home = Heim + -lich = -ish).

Angst is a phenomenon probably incomprehensible to anyone who owns a recreational vehicle.

Angst is always with us, but most of the time it is asleep in us.

Angst is a fundamental mood directed toward being as a whole rather than toward specific beings.

Angst is a mood that neither grasps nothingness in conceptual terms, nor views it as some sort of object. We remain calm in the mood of Angst, despite its sheer uncanniness. We shrink back, but do not flee.

Angst is a confrontation with nothingness, a confrontation which reveals the finitude of being, and leads us to wonder: “Why is there something rather than nothing at all?”