identity crisis
identity crisis
Definition
☆ identity crisis
noun
the condition of being uncertain of one's feelings about oneself, esp. with regard to character, goals, and origins, occurring esp. in adolescence as a result of growing up under disruptive, fast-changing conditions
Etymology: coined by E. Erikson (1902-94), U.S. psychoanalyst
Browse dictionary entries near identity crisis
- identity
- identikit
- identify with
- identify
- identification
- identical proposition
- identical
- identic
- Identd/auth
- idem (Latin)
