Definition of midlife crisis
: 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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He probably would not have contacted me during his midlife crisis.
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In an interview at his office at Paramount Studios, Mr. Ball, 60, dressed in a plaid shirt and coping with a bad cold, talked about nuanced Muslim characters, midlife crises and dressing up an Oscar.
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Turns out he’d recently been through a wrenching divorce and was trying to reconnect with his previous, confident self (your basic midlife crisis in the age of Google).
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Dear Abby: My middle-aged younger sister is 12 months into a midlife crisis.
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Margaritaville or Bust?: Prudie counsels a single mom who is trying to outrun a midlife crisis.
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Some of this is standard-issue midlife crisis, sure, but plenty of it also has to do with the very real challenges of your situation.
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Often the midlife crisis is accompanied with therapy to figure out how to understand yourself better.
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People in their middle age are having midlife crises.
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First Known Use of midlife crisis
1965
MIDLIFE CRISIS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of midlife crisis for English Language Learners
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: a time in middle age when a person feels a strong desire for change
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medical Definition of midlife crisis
: a period of emotional turmoil in middle age caused by the realization that one is no longer young and characterized especially by a strong desire for change
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