Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tod
German
Alternative forms
- Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tode
Etymology
Literally, "suicide for fear of death". After a bonmot by Otto von Bismarck. From German, the phrase was calqued into various languages.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tod m
- (idiomatic) a hazardous and foredoomed course of action taken by someone who finds themself in a slowly but continuously deteriorating position
Descendants
- Arabic: اِنْتِحارٌ خَوْفاً مِن الْمَوْت (intiḥārun ḵawfan min al-mawt)
- French: suicide par peur de la mort
- Persian: خودکشی از ترس مرگ (xod-koši az tars-e marg)