profound existential dread

language: fr

definitions

  1. An intense, overwhelming feeling of anxiety or fear concerning the fundamental nature of existence, the meaning of life, or the inevitability of death.
    fr: Profonde angoisse existentielle

examples

  1. Staring at the vast, empty cosmos, he was overcome by a sense of profound existential dread.

    En contemplant le vaste cosmos vide, il fut envahi par un sentiment de profonde angoisse existentielle.