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Examples of death wish in a Sentence
Have you seen the way she drives? She must have a death wish.
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The many forms of Darby Allin’s death wish continues to be a story in 2024.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Aslan is one of a rising number of young men in the West Bank with such a death wish, according to Palestinians in the camp.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
The plot of the new novel is centered on B, an immortal warrior with a death wish.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 July 2024
Clark Gable stars as Commander Richardson, a commander with a chip on his shoulder, and possibly a death wish, after losing a ship and much of his crew to a Japanese destroyer.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
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“Death wish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20wish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
death wish
noun
: the conscious or unconscious desire for the death of another or of oneself
called also destrudo
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