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:
      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.
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