Definition of Identity crisis

1. Noun. Distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society.

Generic synonyms: Mental Condition, Mental State, Psychological Condition, Psychological State

Medical Definition of Identity crisis

1. Chaotic concept of self wherein one's role in life appears to be an insoluble dilemma often expressed by isolation, withdrawal, rebellion and extremism. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Identity Crisis

identified
identifier
identifiers
identifies
identify
identifying
identifying(a)
Identikit
Identikit picture
identism
identities
identity
identity
identity card
identity crisis (current term)
identity crisis (current term)
identity disorder
identity element
identity matrix
identity matrix
identity operator
identity theft
identity verification
ideo-
ideogenical
ideogram
ideogramic
ideogrammatic
ideogrammic
ideograms

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