midlife crisisnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmɪd.laɪf ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us/ˌmɪd.laɪf ˈkraɪ.sɪs/plural midlife crisesfeelings of unhappiness, worry, and disappointment that some people experience at about 40 years old and that can sometimes lead them to make important changes in their life
See also
menopause
male menopause
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Stages of life
- adolescence
- adulthood
- arrive
- autumn
- autumn years idiom
- babyhood
- decline
- get on
- girlhood
- glory days
- golden age
- heyday
- middle-aged
- middlescence
- midlife
- old age
- prime
- twilight
- twilight years idiom
- youth
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