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Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tod
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German
Alternative forms
de Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tode
Etymology
suicide for fear of death. After a bonmot by Otto von Bismarck. From German, the phrase was calqued into various languages.
Pronunciation
de De-Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tod.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun m
de idiomatic a hazardous and foredoomed course of action taken by someone who finds themselves in a slowly but continually deteriorating position
Descendants
ar اِنْتِحارٌ خَوْفاً مِن الْمَوْت
fr suicide par peur de la mort
fa خودکشی از ترس مرگ xod-koši az tars-e marg
See also
de seine Felle davonschwimmen sehen