خودکشی از ترس مرگ

Persian

Etymology

Literally: “suicide for fear of death”. Eventually from German Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tod, after a bonmot by Otto von Bismarck.

Noun

⁧خودکشی از ترس مرگ⁩ • (xod-koši az tars-e marg)

  1. (idiomatic) a hazardous and foredoomed course of action taken by someone who finds themselves in a slowly but continuously deteriorating position
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