midlife crisis

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Definition of midlife crisis in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of mid-life crisis

A midlife crisis is a period of doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age, when they think about whether their life is the kind of life that they want. I went through my midlife crisis about four or five years ago, when I was forty. A period of psychological doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age. mid-life crisis a period of worry and lack of confidence that some people experience when they are about 40 or 50 years old and begin to feel that they are getting old

Hyphenation

midlife cri·sis

Turkish pronunciation

mîdlayf kraysıs

Synonyms

change of life, climacteric, menopause

Pronunciation

/ˈmədˌlīf ˈkrīsəs/ /ˈmɪdˌlaɪf ˈkraɪsəs/