What does "angstful" mean?

Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive

What is a synonym for "angstful"?

Common synonyms include: anxious, anxious, nervous, tied in knots, uneasy, verklempt.

adj

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Adjective

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Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive
"It's a lot harder to write music and to get more melodic and try to actually have songs within those heavy, droning, angstful power chords."

"It's a lot harder to write music and to get more melodic and try to actually have songs within those heavy, droning, angstful power chords."

From angst + -ful. Compare German angstvoll.

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