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death wish

noun

  1. desire for one's own death or for the death of another.
  2. Psychiatry. a suicidal desire, manifested by passivity, withdrawal, and absorption in nihilistic thoughts, that may eventually lead to suicidal behavior.


death wish

noun

  1. (in Freudian psychology) the desire for self-annihilation See also Thanatos
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of death wish1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Versions of Timothy Ratliff’s death wish fantasy play out over several episodes of “The White Lotus,” but each involves a gun.

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There's racism, right-wing propaganda, a failing information environment, and perhaps an American death wish.

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An attack on him was a "death wish by the attacker" he said, and he thanked Congress for approving more money for the Secret Service.

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Reichert’s backers warn choosing Bird would amount to a political death wish in Washington, where the GOP hasn’t won a governor’s race since 1980 and is currently shut out of every statewide office.

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In the Northwest, winter hiking can feel like an exercise in misery at best and a possible death wish at worst, but not in Arizona.

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