Zukunftsangst
German, noun/ˈt͡suːkʊnft͡sˌʔaŋst/
Zukunftsangst is a German feminine noun meaning “angst about the future” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Befürchtung, in Zukunft könnten negative Entwicklungen eintreten”.
What does Zukunftsangst mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineangst about the future
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Befürchtung, in Zukunft könnten negative Entwicklungen eintreten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zukunftsangst
- Zukunftsängste plural
- Zukunftsängsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zukunftsangst?
- /ˈt͡suːkʊnft͡sˌʔaŋst/
- [ˈt͡suːkʊnft͡sˌʔaŋst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zukunftsangst in German?
Zukunftsangst appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).