midlife crises

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of midlife crisis.
  midlife crisis

  noun

  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.

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midlife crises

The result is that midlife crises have become a lot less wild: fewer mistresses and motorcycles and more medical visits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

And Sylvia and Will are also having separate midlife crises or whatever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Mads Mikkelsen stars in this Oscar-winning comedy-drama as a burned-out high school teacher who finds that he and his friends are simultaneously tumbling into their midlife crises.

From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2020

James Baldwin explained why black people don't have midlife crises.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2020

So, the year on Earth, she figures, should be 2242, and her classmates should now be approaching their midlife crises.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

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