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midlife crisis

midlife crisis is the alternative form of mid-life crisis.

Meaning of mid-life crisis

Noun

mid-life crisis (plural mid-life crises)

  1. An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by middle-aged people who realize that their life is already half over.
    • Though we prefer the word "transition" in naming this period, our view of it owes much to his. The Mid-life Transition may be rather mild. When it involves considerable turmoil and disruption, we speak of a mid-life crisis.1978, Daniel J. Levinson, The Seasons of a Man's Life, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 26

Forms of midlife crisis

pluralmidlife crises

Questions about midlife crisis

What is midlife crisis the alternative form of?
Midlife crisis is the alternative form of mid-life crisis.

Words near midlife crisis in the dictionary

  1. MIDlets
  2. midlevel
  3. midlick
  4. midlife
  5. midlife crises
  6. midlife crisis
  7. midlifer
  8. midlifers
  9. midlight
  10. midlighted
  11. midlighting

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