quarter-life crisis
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "What did you talk about? Books. Musicals. Travels. Joys of spending time with yourself. The three elements needed to start a fire. Quarter life crises …"