death wish
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death wish
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From death + wish. Calque of German Todeswunsch.
noun death wishes
- A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else. Does Trump suffer from some kind of political death wish? If so, we must hope his fall comes quickly. It is hard to think of any precedent for such a calamitous display of insensitivity, historical ignorance and uncomprehending political stupidity.
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noun desire for the death of oneself or of someone else
| Español | pulsión de muerte |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 死の願望 shi-no ganbō, 自殺願望 jisatsu-ganbō |
| 中文 | 死願 /死愿 sǐyuàn, 找死 zhǎosǐ |
| Português | pulsão de morte |
| Français | pulsion de mort |
| Deutsch | Todeswunsch |
| Italiano | augurio di morte |
| Ελληνικά | ευχή θανάτου efchí thanátou |
| Русский | жа́жда сме́рти žážda smérti |
| العربية | تَمَنِي اَلْمَوْت tamanī l-mawt |
| עברית | משאלת מוות mish'alá mávet |
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title = {death wish},
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