death wish


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death wish

noun
- Psychiatry a. A desire for self-destruction, often accompanied by feelings of depression, hopelessness, and self-reproach.b. The desire, often unconscious, for the death of another person, such as a parent, toward whom one has unconscious hostility.
- A suicidal urge thought to drive certain people to put themselves consistently into dangerous situations.
Origin of death wish
Translation of German Todeswunsch
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(plural death wishes)
- (psychology) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.
A calque of German Todeswunsch.
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death wish - Medical Definition
n.
- Psychiatry
- A desire for self-destruction, often accompanied by feelings of depression, hopelessness, and self-reproach.
- The desire, often unconscious, for the death of another person, such as a parent, toward whom one has unconscious hostility.
- A suicidal urge thought to drive certain people to put themselves consistently into dangerous situations.
MLA Style
"death wish." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/death-wish>.
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death wish. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/death-wish