Well this reached out and caught me by the throat

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Originally posted by prettygoodword at middlescence

middlescence (mid-l-ES-uhns) - n., the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.


Or, the mid-life crisis considered as a watershed equivalent to adolescence. Adjectival form is middlescent. Coined in 1965 as a portmanteau of middle + adolescence.

---L.

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[gingicat]

I am personally having a mid-life crisis. I just don't get to run away and deal with it and make it stop because of time and other people's needs.

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[med_cat]

Yes, it's an interesting word, and caught my eye as well. I didn't know there was such a term.

[danae_b]

I like this word.