French Conversation · Level 164
30 words
French word
angoisser
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃gwase/
Meaning
- verbworry
Example
Cette réunion m'angoisse.
This meeting worries me.
More examples
L'attente des résultats angoisse les étudiants.
Waiting for the results makes the students anxious.
Core concept
A force that presses someone into intense worry and agitation.
Common phrases
Ça m'angoisse
It makes me anxious
s'angoisser pour rien
to get anxious over nothing
Similar words
inquiéter: Make someone feel worried or uneasy.
préoccuper: Keep something constantly on someone's mind.
stresser: Put someone under strong stress or pressure.
affoler: Suddenly make someone panic or become frantic.
Definition in French
Provoquer chez quelqu'un une inquiétude ou une angoisse au point de le rendre anxieux.
Word origin
Angoisser is formed from the noun angoisse, whose Old French source comes ultimately from Latin angustia, 'narrowness', expressing a constricting feeling.
Usage tips
- Angoisser usually signals stronger distress than inquiéter, so it suits intense anxiety rather than ordinary concern.
Other meanings
- troubleverb
Related words
- angoisséanxiousadjective
- angoissantanxiety-provokingadjective
- angoisseanxietynoun