quarter-life crisis

English

Noun

quarter-life crisis (plural quarter-life crises)

1. (psychology) A situation resembling the mid-life crisis but taking place earlier, when roughly a quarter of one's adult life has passed, typically in one's twenties or thirties.
   • 2013 August 15, Jason Anderson, “Everyday is Like Sunday: Local indie comedy about conflicted young people is smart, energetic: Interview”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     Local indie comedy Everyday Is Like Sunday has a fresh take on quarter-life crises. A scrappy but endearing low-budget feature about a trio of Toronto 20-somethings grappling with romantic woes and career uncertainties, the movie is populated by young people who are confused, conflicted and unfailingly sardonic.

Related terms

• mid-life crisis
• existential crisis

Translations

emotional period of doubt

• French: crise de la trentaine f
• Galician: crise dos 30 f
• Italian: crisi dei 30 anni f
• Portuguese: crise dos 30 anos f
• Spanish: crisis de los 30 f