death wish
nounDefinition of death wish
: the conscious or unconscious desire for the death of oneself or of another
Examples of death wish in a Sentence
Have you seen the way she drives? She must have a death wish.
Recent Examples on the Web
Peters’ own death wish rose up soon after his run for governor, as his bars struggled to stay in the black. — oregonlive.com, "Frank ‘The Flake’ Peters tried to win governorship one barfly at a time, gathered Oregonians’ worries in ‘sacred book’," 22 July 2019 Wearing your brand new white heels out on a Friday night is basically a death wish, but sometimes, the outfit requires the risk. — Danielle Flum, Seventeen, "How to Clean Even the Dirtiest White Shoes," 18 June 2019 This information comes from an Iranian Mr. Erdbrink calls Mr. Big Mouth, who seems, between his death wishes for the West, a convivial sort. — Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, "‘Our Man in Tehran’ Review: A Journey Through Iran," 9 Aug. 2018 And slowly, the balance shifts from a death wish to a survival instinct. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Inside X, the Moonshot Factory Racing to Build the Next Google," 11 July 2018 Broder finds something both resonant and amusing in our cultural attraction to these kinds of ultra-romantic death wishes. — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, "In Melissa Broder’s The Pisces, a Darkly Erotic Love Story Between a Woman and a Merman," 1 May 2018 Especially when their lives are in the hands of a crazypants liar with a death wish who tried to get his ex-girlfriend/boss killed. — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, "Star Trek: Discovery," 14 Nov. 2017 As with this season’s premiere, Jamie’s death wish is denied and thank goodness for that. — Roxane Gay, Glamour, "Outlander Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: A Major Character Dies in a Shocking Twist, But Alas, Still No Sex," 24 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'death wish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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