identity crisis
noun
1
: personal psychosocial conflict especially in adolescence that involves confusion about one's social role and often a sense of loss of continuity to one's personality
2
: a state of confusion in an institution or organization regarding its nature or direction
Examples of identity crisis in a Sentence
He is suffering from an identity crisis.
Recent Examples on the Web
Torn between tradition and modernity, the country is in the midst of an identity crisis.
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Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Angry consumers, amplified by YouTubers and Twitch streamers, led to an identity crisis for Nexon.
—David Moon (junseo Moon), Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The video is reflective of the slight identity crisis Hawke experiences throughout the song.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
That’s why this war terrifies me so much — the fear of relapsing into my old identity crisis.
—Amir Sommer, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The fervent declaration by Joe Mathews regarding the Californian vs. American identity highlights the ongoing national identity crisis and the widening political divide among states.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The identity crisis that men have been experiencing in the face of women’s increasing emancipation.
—Luba Kassova, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Yet calling it a cash crunch understates the extent to which Trump’s loss in the New York case risks triggering a full-on identity crisis for the ex-President.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Influencing, for all its cushy perks (not to mention free meals and swag), ultimately can create an identity crisis, Wolfermann told Fortune.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Angry consumers, amplified by YouTubers and Twitch streamers, led to an identity crisis for Nexon.
—David Moon (junseo Moon), Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The video is reflective of the slight identity crisis Hawke experiences throughout the song.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
That’s why this war terrifies me so much — the fear of relapsing into my old identity crisis.
—Amir Sommer, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The fervent declaration by Joe Mathews regarding the Californian vs. American identity highlights the ongoing national identity crisis and the widening political divide among states.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The identity crisis that men have been experiencing in the face of women’s increasing emancipation.
—Luba Kassova, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Yet calling it a cash crunch understates the extent to which Trump’s loss in the New York case risks triggering a full-on identity crisis for the ex-President.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Influencing, for all its cushy perks (not to mention free meals and swag), ultimately can create an identity crisis, Wolfermann told Fortune.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Identity crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20crisis. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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