midlife crisis
noun
: a period of emotional turmoil in middle age characterized especially by a strong desire for change
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We knew he was going through a midlife crisis when he bought a new sports car.
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When asking around, people started talking to me about a potential midlife crisis or how menopause affects women who are often at the peak of their professional and personal lives.
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Joao Mendes-Roter, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Two of them—Bertha Russell on The Gilded Age and Gloria Burgle on Fargo—have earned her Emmy nominations, and that number seems likely to grow thanks to her delicious performance as Laurie, an uptight workaholic in the midst of a midlife crisis in The White Lotus season three.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 June 2025
In Stick, Owen Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, a former professional golfer grappling with a post-divorce midlife crisis.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Veering into a midlife crisis, the bisexual Sparrow and her partner, Stuart, agree to pursue a polyamorous entanglement with Sparrow’s old crush, Naomi.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
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Joao Mendes-Roter, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Two of them—Bertha Russell on The Gilded Age and Gloria Burgle on Fargo—have earned her Emmy nominations, and that number seems likely to grow thanks to her delicious performance as Laurie, an uptight workaholic in the midst of a midlife crisis in The White Lotus season three.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 June 2025
In Stick, Owen Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, a former professional golfer grappling with a post-divorce midlife crisis.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Veering into a midlife crisis, the bisexual Sparrow and her partner, Stuart, agree to pursue a polyamorous entanglement with Sparrow’s old crush, Naomi.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for midlife crisis
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“Midlife crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife%20crisis. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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