death wish

death wish

See also: deathwish

English

Etymology

A calque of German Todeswunsch.

Noun

death wish (plural death wishes)

1. (psychology) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.
   • 2017 August 20, “The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency”, in The Observer‎:

     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.

Translations

desire for the death of oneself or of someone else

Arabic: تَمَنِي اَلْمَوْت‎ m (tamanī l-mawt) Chinese: Mandarin: 死願, 死愿 (sǐyuàn) Danish: dødsønske n Dutch: doodswens m, doodsverlangen n Finnish: kuolemanhalu French: pulsion de mort (fr) f German: Todeswunsch (de) m

Greek: ευχή θανάτου ή τελευταία επιθυμία f (efchí thanátou í teleftaía epithymía) Hungarian: halálvágy (hu) Italian: augurio di morte m Japanese: 死の願望 (しのがんぼう, shi-no ganbō), 自殺願望 (じさつがんぼう, jisatsu-ganbō) Portuguese: pulsão de morte f Russian: жа́жда сме́рти f (žážda smérti) Spanish: pulsión de muerte f Swedish: dödslängtan c