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identity crisis

noun

  1. a period or episode of psychological distress, often occurring in adolescence but sometimes in adulthood, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society.
  2. confusion as to goals and priorities:

    The company is undergoing an identity crisis.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of identity crisis1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

The Hindustan Times newspaper called it a film grappling with "an identity crisis, an overlong run time and a confused mess of a script".

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I really have spent a lot of time thinking about people who are child-free, people who become moms, the way that you feel invisible afterward, the identity crisis — all of that.

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For such brands, an absence of hope can result in an identity crisis.

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"But in that act of kindness, in that process of trying to help a crisis, we created another identity crisis," he continued.

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The constant scrutiny, lack of privacy, identity crisis and addiction can all bring a heightened struggle with anxiety, paranoia and depression, the Psychological Care Institute found.

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