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mid-life crisis

 
 
noun [C] (plural mid-life crises)

Translation

a period in the middle of your life when you lose confidence in your abilities and worry about the future
kendine güvenin kaybolduğu ve gelecekten endişe duyulan yaşamın tam ortasında hissedilen kriz
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(Definition of mid-life crisis noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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