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Meaning of mid-life crisis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by middle-aged people who realize that their life is already half over.

Equivalents

Čeština krize středního věku
Deutsch Midlife-Crisis Midlifekrise
Español crisis de la mediana edad crisis de los 40 crisis de los 50
Suomi keski-iän kriisi
Français crise de la quarantaine
日本語 ミドルエイジクライシス
Nederlands midlifecrisis
Polski kryzys wieku średniego
Português crise da meia-idade
Русский кри́зис сре́днего во́зраста
Türkçe orta yaş bunalımı orta yaş krizi

Examples

“Though we prefer⟳ the word "transition" in naming this period, our view⟳ of it owes much to his. The Mid-life Transition may be rather mild. When it involves considerable turmoil and disruption, we speak⟳ of a mid-life crisis.”

CEFR level

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

mid-lifer mid-March mid-market mid-mashie mid-May mid-morning

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