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
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.
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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
Retirement can bring an identity crisis, particularly for men of McConnell's generation whose self-worth (for better or worse) often hinged on their ability to work and provide for their families.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
Individually and collectively this team is solving its identity crisis.
—Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
In the music video, directed by Alex Ross Perry, Maya seemingly has an identity crisis as her face is cropped into characters in old film and TV clips.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Absences, injuries, age and roster incompatibility can be mostly attributed to this 20-24 record, but the identity crisis stems from a gray area between young and old.
—Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
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
Retirement can bring an identity crisis, particularly for men of McConnell's generation whose self-worth (for better or worse) often hinged on their ability to work and provide for their families.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
Individually and collectively this team is solving its identity crisis.
—Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
In the music video, directed by Alex Ross Perry, Maya seemingly has an identity crisis as her face is cropped into characters in old film and TV clips.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Absences, injuries, age and roster incompatibility can be mostly attributed to this 20-24 record, but the identity crisis stems from a gray area between young and old.
—Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Identity crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20crisis. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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