English Explanatory Dictionary

death wish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-death wish.wav

Word forms

death wish death wishes

Etymology

From death + wish. Calque of German Todeswunsch.

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