خودکشی از ترس مرگ

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Persian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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