teenage angst
Pubescent emotional storm
Teenage angst is the emotional turbulence characteristic of adolescence—a mix of anxiety, restlessness, alienation, and brooding dissatisfaction with life.
The term often carries a dismissive edge, suggesting the feelings are overwrought or self-indulgent: Her parents wrote off her mood swings as teenage angst.
The concept became central to youth culture through music genres like grunge and emo.
- pubertySexual development stage
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- loud musicHigh-decibel audio entertainment
- alienationState of being isolated
- generational gapDifferences between age cohorts
frustration · peer pressure · confusion · eyeliner · anxiety · loneliness · identity conflict · grunge · bullying · melancholy · cliques · high school drama · hormonal changes · growing pains · coming of age · insecurity · despair · self-doubt
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
- youth sayingsfountain of youth, salad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart
- juvenile delinquencyjuvenile crime, juvenile justice, juvenile court, youth crime, youth offenders
- youth artchild portrait, childhood, adolescence, mother and child, playground
teenage angstserenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
inner peace · tranquility · contentment · equanimity · calm
teenage angstself-acceptance
Approval of oneself
belonging · groundedness · confidence · self-assurance · purpose