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adolescence
noun as in state of puberty, preadulthood
Example Sentences
Initially, the company’s products primarily served people with Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that typically develops in adolescence.
By the 1980s, when she was entering adolescence, Yugoslavia descended into an economic crisis.
Members of every generation have complained in adolescence that adults don’t understand them.
But now, she says, she is "excited about the next phase" of her life which she jokingly refers to as her "delayed adolescence".
But combining the stresses of late adolescence, academic pressure, learning how to live independently, and, for some, part-time work, creates the "prime conditions" for mental health issues, argues Dr Mann.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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