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Definition of "midlife crisis" []

  • A period of psychological doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "midlife crisis" in a sentence
  • "“Personally, I wouldn’t doubt that the old man had some kind of midlife crisis during the tour, which manifested itself not in fast cars or young women, but an offensive story."