خودکشی از ترس مرگ
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally: “suicide for fear of death”. Eventually from German Selbstmord aus Angst vor dem Tod, after a bonmot by Otto von Bismarck.
Noun[edit]
خودکشی از ترس مرگ • (xod-koši az tars-e marg)
- (idiomatic) a hazardous and foredoomed course of action taken by someone who finds themselves in a slowly but continuously deteriorating position