midlife crisis
a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
Origin of midlife crisis
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How to use midlife crisis in a sentence
Then we cut to Ted, mid-midlife crisis, who abruptly decides to cut the jets while piloting Sunkist clients over NorCal.
Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another Opens | Marlow Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTed Thompson is concerned with the “if not before,” which is to say the midlife crisis.
Ted Thompson’s Debut Novel Features A 1 Percenter As Its Hero | Stefan Beck | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, however, the VMAs are facing a bit of a midlife crisis.
VMAs 2013: MTV’s Awards Show, Once Crazy, Is Getting Old | Kevin Fallon | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBurning money trying to become “cooler” ends up looking something like the metropolitan equivalent to a midlife crisis.
Richard Florida Concedes the Limits of the Creative Class | Joel Kotkin | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I continue to bring up the term “midlife crisis,” I can almost hear Reynolds cringe through the phone.
British Dictionary definitions for midlife crisis
/ (ˈmɪdˌlaɪf) /
a crisis that may be experienced in middle age involving frustration, panic, and feelings of pointlessness, sometimes resulting in radical and often ill-advised changes of lifestyle
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