death wish

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noun

desire for one's own death or for the death of another.

Psychiatry. a suicidal desire, manifested by passivity, withdrawal, and absorption in nihilistic thoughts, that may eventually lead to suicidal behavior.

Origin of death wish

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby death wish

Death Valley, death-valley curve, Death Valley National Monument, death warrant, deathwatch, death wish, deathy, deattribute, deattribution, Deauville, deave

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Example sentences from the Web for death wish

Westernization is the dominant factor in the significant growth of death-wish believers among Muslim women.
The Next Wave of Jihadists|Reuel Marc Gerecht|March 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This death-wish variety of moral preening runs throughout American history.
To Hell With Privacy|Richard Miniter|December 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A much worse confusion seems to underlie the assurance that back of every dream one finds the "death-clause," or death-wish.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud
Let us continue with the removal or death-wish which most frequently can be traced back to the unbounded egoism of the dreamer.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for death wish

death wish

noun

(in Freudian psychology) the desire for self-annihilationSee 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

Medical definitions for death wish

death wish

n.

A desire for self-destruction, often accompanied by feelings of depression, hopelessness, and self-reproach.

A suicidal urge that presumably drives certain people to put themselves consistently into dangerous situations.

单词	death wish
释义	death wish SEE SYNONYMS FOR death wish ON THESAURUS.COM noun desire for one's own death or for the death of another. Psychiatry. a suicidal desire, manifested by passivity, withdrawal, and absorption in nihilistic thoughts, that may eventually lead to suicidal behavior. Origin of death wish First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby death wish Death Valley, death-valley curve, Death Valley National Monument, death warrant, deathwatch, death wish, deathy, deattribute, deattribution, Deauville, deave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for death wish Westernization is the dominant factor in the significant growth of death-wish believers among Muslim women. The Next Wave of Jihadists\|Reuel Marc Gerecht\|March 11, 2010\|DAILY BEAST This death-wish variety of moral preening runs throughout American history. To Hell With Privacy\|Richard Miniter\|December 30, 2009\|DAILY BEAST A much worse confusion seems to underlie the assurance that back of every dream one finds the "death-clause," or death-wish. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis\|Sigmund Freud Let us continue with the removal or death-wish which most frequently can be traced back to the unbounded egoism of the dreamer. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis\|Sigmund Freud British Dictionary definitions for death wish death wish noun (in Freudian psychology) the desire for self-annihilationSee 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 Words related to death wish pessimism, death instinct, gloom and doom Medical definitions for death wish death wish n. A desire for self-destruction, often accompanied by feelings of depression, hopelessness, and self-reproach. A suicidal urge that presumably drives certain people to put themselves consistently into dangerous situations. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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death wish

noun

Origin of death wish

Words nearby death wish

Example sentences from the Web for death wish

British Dictionary definitions for death wish

noun

Words related to death wish

Medical definitions for death wish

n.