Angst
Angst noun - An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom.
Melancholy
Melancholy noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Angst and melancholy are semantically related in longing topic. Sometimes you can use "Angst" instead a noun "Melancholy", if it concerns topics such as yearning, weariness.
Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and angst
- sadness and melancholy
- distress and angst
- distress and melancholy
- despondency and angst
- despondency and melancholy
- dejection and angst
- dejection and melancholy
- despair and angst
- despair and melancholy
- sorrow and angst
- sorrow and melancholy
- depression and angst
- depression and melancholy
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The Avatar in Fire Emblem Fates gets a lot of canon angst and melancholy due to their backstory and the consequences of their choice in either Birthright or Conquest, but the female Avatar can be especially prone to this trope in shipping fics.
Source: Chickification - This oneshot maintains a melancholy mood throughout without being overwhelmed by angst.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Durarara!! - Well-written tales of love and melancholy and life and death and angst and beauty; predominantly Snake/Otacon.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Metal Gear Solid
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Melancholy and Angst. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/angst/melancholy
Angst & Melancholy. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/angst/melancholy>.
Melancholy or Angst. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/angst/melancholy.
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