death wish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From death + wish. Calque of German Todeswunsch.
Meanings
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(often, sarcastic) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.
Wait, Kris! What the HELL was that!??!?! Why would NOELLE?? Ask ME?? To do HOMEWORK?? With HER?!?? Deathwish much? Does she WANNA fail?
2021 September 17, Toby Fox, Deltarune, Windows, level/area: Chapter 2: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.
2017 August 20, “The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency”, in The Observer:
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Translations (21)
es pulsión de muerte (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · sv dödslängtan (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · da dødsønske (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · el ευχή θανάτου (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · cmn 找死 (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · ja 自殺願望 (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · ja 死の願望 (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · pl życzenie śmierci (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · fi kuolemanhalu (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · pt pulsão de morte (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · nl doodswens (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · nl doodsverlangen (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · it augurio di morte (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · hu halálvágy (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · ar تَمَنِي اَلْمَوْت (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · cmn 死願 /死愿 (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · ru жа́жда сме́рти (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · he משאלת מוות (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · eo mortodeziro (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · de Todeswunsch (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else) · fr pulsion de mort (desire for the death of oneself or of someone else)