identity crisis

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  1. noun A psychosocial state or condition of disorientation and role confusion occurring especially in adolescents as a result of conflicting internal and external experiences, pressures, and expectations and often producing acute anxiety.
  2. noun An analogous state of confusion occurring in a social structure, such as an institution or a corporation.

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