Identity Crisis Definition

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.
Webster's New World
An analogous state of confusion occurring in a social structure, such as an institution or a corporation.
American Heritage

(psychology) A crisis of personal identity as defined by Erik Erikson.

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Other Word Forms of Identity Crisis

Noun

Singular:
identity crisis
Plural:
identity-crises

Identity Crisis Sentence Examples

  • Older and wiser, Xander was aware of what she did now, just as he was starting to understand the identity crisis that caused Eden to seek him out.

  • They go on to explain how this was for them - whether they went through an identity crisis or not.

  • He didn't need a constant source of ideas from friends who were having the same identity crisis.

  • With a limited self-concept or ability to conceive of others as holding different views, other species cannot develop an identity crisis.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With I and Ending With S

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