identity crisis
identity crisis noun: a crisis of personal identity.
Noun
identity crisis (plural identity crises)
- A crisis of personal identity.
- The postponement of homosexual behavior in men who know that they are homosexual can cause psychological anxiety and retard mature ego development. The same kind of identity crisis characteristic of heterosexual people in their twenties, in which one discovers, as Erik Erikson puts it, that he is...1976 February 7, Philip Gambone, “Coming Out: The Gay Identity Process”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 4
identity crisis meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Vietnamese
identity crisis in Tamil
- அடையாளக் குழப்பம், அடையாளச் சிக்கல், ஒன்றுதல் நெருக்கடி
identity crisis in Indonesian
- crisis of personal identity
- krisis identitas
identity crisis in Vietnamese
- crisis of personal identity
- khủng hoảng bản sắc, khủng hoảng danh tính
Forms of identity crisis
| plural | identity crises |
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Origin of identity crisis
Coined by German psychologist Erik Erikson.
Questions about identity crisis
- What does identity crisis mean?
- Identity crisis means a crisis of personal identity.
- What is identity crisis in Tamil?
- Identity crisis in Tamil is அடையாளக் குழப்பம், அடையாளச் சிக்கல், ஒன்றுதல் நெருக்கடி. See Identity crisis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is identity crisis?
- Identity crisis is a noun.
- What is the plural of identity crisis?
- The plural of identity crisis is identity crises.
Words near identity crisis in the dictionary
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