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