خودکشی از ترس مرگ
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