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Beklommenheit

uneasiness

noun be-KLOM-en-hite Less Common
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

anxious oppression

Usage Note

Beklommenheit is a tight, oppressive uneasiness, as if the chest were constricted, from beklommen (anxious, oppressed). It is more physical and atmospheric than ordinary Angst.

Examples

"Eine seltsame Beklommenheit erfasste die Wartenden."

Natural Translation

A strange uneasiness seized those who were waiting.

Literal Translation

A strange uneasiness seized the waiting-ones.

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