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Meaning of existential crisis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A state of panic or feeling of intense psychological discomfort about questions of existence.

Equivalents

Deutsch existenzielle Krise Existenzkrise
Español crisis existencial
Français crise existentielle
日本語 実存の危機 実存的危機
Português crise existencial

Examples

“The existential crisis is, however, a crisis of our existence, our whole being. When we do find⟳ ourselves at that crossroad, everything we have⟳ and everything we are is on the scales.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

existential instantiation existential nihilism existential quantifier existential risk existential type Existentialism

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