| 1. | desire for one's own death or for the death of another. |
| 2. | Psychiatry. a suicidal desire, manifested by passivity, withdrawal, and absorption in nihilistic thoughts, that may eventually lead to suicidal behavior. |
death wish n.
A desire for self-destruction, often accompanied by feelings of depression, hopelessness, and self-reproach.
A suicidal urge that presumably drives certain people to put themselves consistently into dangerous situations.