"existential crisis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: existential crises [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|existential crises}} existential crisis (plural existential crises)
  1. (existentialism) A state of panic or feeling of intense psychological discomfort about questions of existence. Wikipedia link: existential crisis Categories (topical): Psychology, Psychotherapy Translations (state of panic): eksistentiaalinen kriisi (Finnish), crise existentielle [feminine] (French), Existenzkrise [feminine] (German), existenzielle Krise [feminine] (German), egzisztenciális válság (Hungarian), egzisztenciális krízis (Hungarian), 実存的危機 (alt: じつぞんてききき, jitsuzon-teki–kiki) (Japanese), 実存の危機 (jitsuzon no kiki) (alt: じつぞんのきき) (Japanese), kryzys egzystencjalny [masculine] (Polish), crise existencial [feminine] (Portuguese), crisis existencial [feminine] (Spanish)

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