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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
death wish
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ You don't use your seatbelt? What do you have, a death wish?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ All she could think, she told me, was that I must have had a death wish.
▪ And it came to the crunch in April, I was on a death wish.
▪ Another way to have a death wish associated with the road; crossing it.
▪ It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.
▪ They deny the possibility of a death wish lurking amidst the gardens of lust.
▪ This amounts to a death wish as it is generally only the evangelical wing of the church that is growing.
Wiktionary
death wish

n. (context psychology English) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.

WordNet
death wish

n. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: death instinct]

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Death Wish (novel)

Death Wish is a 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. A sequel novel, Death Sentence, was published in 1975.

Death Wish (Star Trek: Voyager)

__NOTOC__ "Death Wish" is the 18th episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the 34th episode overall. The episode originally aired on February 19, 1996.

Death Wish

Death Wish may refer to:

  • Suicidal ideation, term for thoughts about killing oneself
  • Death drive, term in Freudian psychiatry
Death Wish (film)

Death Wish is a 1974 American action film loosely based on the 1972 novel Death Wish by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted during a home invasion. It was the first of a franchise, the Death Wish film series.

At the time of release, the film was attacked by many film critics due to its support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals. The novel denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. Nevertheless, the film was a commercial success and resonated with the public in the United States, which was facing increasing crime rates during the 1970s.

Death Wish (film series)

The Death Wish franchise is an action- crime- drama film series based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The films feature Paul Kersey, portrayed by Charles Bronson, as the main character.

Death Wish (soundtrack)

Death Wish is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music composed for Dino De Laurentiis' film Death Wish released in October 11, 1974 on Columbia Records.