mid-life crisis

noun

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  1. An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by middle-aged people who…

    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.

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