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
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He is suffering from an identity crisis.
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The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Taken together, these disasters have triggered something like an identity crisis.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Bono is getting candid about his experience living under the spotlight — and how that led to an identity crisis.
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These individuals remain in an identity crisis — constantly searching but never committing to a cohesive self-narrative.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Taken together, these disasters have triggered something like an identity crisis.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Bono is getting candid about his experience living under the spotlight — and how that led to an identity crisis.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 30 May 2025
These individuals remain in an identity crisis — constantly searching but never committing to a cohesive self-narrative.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for identity crisis
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“Identity crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20crisis. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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