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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An unexpected loss brings Zuzu, a lawyer, back to her hometown and triggers something of a midlife crisis.
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Laura Thompson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Earlier in the story, Peter — increasingly unhappy with Kiki’s controlling personality, and going through at least his second midlife crisis — kisses a shocked Simone during a private moment.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Having turned 50 last year, the French film studio and arthouse cinema chain MK2 is far from a midlife crisis.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2025
The dye job, the classic cars: These seem like typical signs of a midlife crisis or some other worrying development.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Laura Thompson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Earlier in the story, Peter — increasingly unhappy with Kiki’s controlling personality, and going through at least his second midlife crisis — kisses a shocked Simone during a private moment.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Having turned 50 last year, the French film studio and arthouse cinema chain MK2 is far from a midlife crisis.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2025
The dye job, the classic cars: These seem like typical signs of a midlife crisis or some other worrying development.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.
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