identity crisisEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryidentity crisis /īˈden(t)ədē ˌkrīsis, aɪˈdɛn(t)ədi ˌkraɪsɪs/ ▸ noun Psychiatry a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society.
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