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retirement syndrome

retirement syndrome noun: the difficulties faced by individuals in positions of authority at the end of their career, such as loss of work, vitality, influence, public contact, and financial stability.

Noun

retirement syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The difficulties faced by individuals in positions of authority at the end of their career, such as loss of work, vitality, influence, public contact, and financial stability.

Origin of retirement syndrome

Coined by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries.

Questions about retirement syndrome

What does retirement syndrome mean?
Retirement syndrome means the difficulties faced by individuals in positions of authority at the end of their career, such as loss of work, vitality, influence, public contact, and financial stability.
What part of speech is retirement syndrome?
Retirement syndrome is a noun.

Words near retirement syndrome in the dictionary

  1. retirement annuity plans
  2. retirement communities
  3. retirement community
  4. retirement home
  5. retirement homes
  6. retirement syndrome
  7. retirement village
  8. retirement villages
  9. retirements
  10. retirer
  11. retirers

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