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Johnny Ringo to me was just the best antagonist that I've ever played, because I played him as a guy who has a death wish and had done everything that he wanted in life. As far as he was concerned, a gun fight was about as exciting as it was going to get.
Michael Biehn

Meaning of "death wish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEATH WISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEATH WISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Death wish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEATH WISH

death metal
death notice
death penalty
death rate
death rattle
death ray
death roll
death row
death seat
death sentence
death squad
death tax
death threat
death throes
death toll
death tourist
death trap
Death Valley
death warrant
death-dealing

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEATH WISH

cowish
Hewish
Jewish
lowish
marrowish
narrowish
newish
non-Jewish
outwish
rawish
sallowish
shrewish
slowish
snowish
swish
tallowish
unwish
wish
wishtonwish
yellowish

Synonyms and antonyms of death wish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «death wish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEATH WISH

Find out the translation of death wish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of death wish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «death wish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死亡之愿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deseo de muerte
570 millions of speakers

English

death wish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मरने की इच्छा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رغبة في الموت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желание смерти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desejo de morte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেষ ইচ্ছা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désir de mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Harapan maut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Todeswunsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死の願望
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽음 의 소원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seda pengin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái chết mong muốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரண விருப்பத்தாலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत्यूची इच्छा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

son istek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Death Wish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

życzenie śmierci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бажання смерті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dorinta de moarte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

την επιθυμία του θανάτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dood wens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödslängtan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødsønske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of death wish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH WISH»

The term «death wish» is regularly used and occupies the 62.863 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH WISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «death wish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «death wish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about death wish

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6 QUOTES WITH «DEATH WISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word death wish.
1
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
People ask me if I have some kind of death wish, to keep saying the things I do. The answer is no: I would like to keep living. However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.
2
Michael Biehn
Johnny Ringo to me was just the best antagonist that I've ever played, because I played him as a guy who has a death wish and had done everything that he wanted in life. As far as he was concerned, a gun fight was about as exciting as it was going to get.
3
Fred G. Gosman
Taking a child to the toy store is the nearest thing to a death wish parents can have.
4
John Hodgman
I think that obviously, there is a perverse attraction to a fundamentally changed world or the end of the world. There is a death wish, a perverse death wish. Not just for ourselves, not just for the movie 'Death Wish,' but for the end of all human life.
5
Philippe Petit
For me, since I have a life wish, not a death wish, for me, I was not gambling my life. I was doing something much more beautiful. I was carrying my life across.
6
Mario Puzo
What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own death wish is our only real tragedy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH WISH»

Discover the use of death wish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to death wish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Death Wish
In the wake of a chilling attack, an ordinary man decides to take revenge When his wife and daughter are attacked in their home, Paul Benjamin is enjoying a three-martini lunch.
Brian Garfield, 2012
2
Death Wish: A Story of the Mafia
Chronicles the clash between Jimmy Collucci, an ambitious member of Chicago's Mafia, and Jessie Taylor, an African American driven by revenge and hatred to destroy Collucci's infamous organization.
Iceberg Slim, 2013
3
Death Wish
Passionate and idiosyncratic, each volume of Deep Focus is long-form criticism that’s relentlessly provocative and entertaining. Christopher Sorrentino’s examination of Death Wish is the second entry in the series.
Chris Sorrentino, Sean Howe, 2010
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Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films
Loaded with interviews, Bronsons Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films tells the complete, untold story behind the explosive action series starring Charles Bronson.
Paul Talbot, 2006
5
Death Sentence
Written by Garfield as “penance” for the success of the grisly film adaptation of Death Wish, this sequel shows that when a decent man relies on violence to settle scores, murder becomes addictive.
Brian Garfield, 2012
6
Death Wish
aMost people donat think about death until they are faced with it.
Nicole Cleaver, 2009
7
Marketing Myths That Are Killing Business: The Cure for ...
In a brash and brilliant style, two of the world's most renowned marketing consultants open reader's eyes to 170 myths that are killing products, services and brands.
Kevin J. Clancy, 1995
8
Batgirl: Death Wish
While preparing for her long-awaited death match against Lady Shiva, Cassandra Cain, a.k.a. Batgirl, engages in a series of adventures with Batman and Robin, while dealing with the reappearance of her father.
Kelley Puckett, Chuck Dixon, Damion Scott, 2008
9
Death Wish, Starring Charles Bronson, Architect
Then he discovers he likes it. DEATH WISH: Starring Charles Bronson, Architect is based on the sensationalistic and controversial Death Wish movies, in which Bronson portrays an architect who becomes a vigilante-killer.
Rob Kovitz, 2013
10
A Death Wish
Sent behind enemy lines to pick up a couple of British MIAs, the members of the Devil Squadron stumble upon a specially equipped enemy MiG-29 and set out to steal the top-secret weapon, but now the entire Iraqi air force is in hot pursuit.
James Ferro, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH WISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term death wish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How the boycott hurts Palestinians
Nobody here likes the Israeli occupation, but cutting ties would be a death wish." It appears to many Palestinians - and to this journalist - that ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
2
When the world goes wrong in movies, why do we smile?
Freud might have termed it my death wish. Whatever it is I'm feeling, it's no good. It certainly resurfaces when I watch “The Towering Inferno. «Shreveport Times, Jul 15»
3
Ringo Starr turns 75, with help from musician friends and fans
On my birthday, my parents told me: 'Make a death wish and blow out the candles!' " he quipped shortly before Starr arrived. Starr — with a lot ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Powered access to the rescue
Thank goodness that this time there were experienced operators around to prevent the Death Wish methods of those carrying out the work. «Vertikal.net, Jul 15»
5
MEDIA HYPE: CJ Pearson Did NO…
CJ received a “death wish.” As disgusting as it is, more than likely nothing can be legally done. Please notice the wording in the tweets:. «Cowger Nation, Jul 15»
6
Why NASCAR's Fans are the Gutsiest Spectators in Sports
IMS lacks Daytona's "these people must have a death wish" section, and the same is true for the other superspeedways where heavy crashes ... «RoadandTrack.com, Jul 15»
7
My Five Nights with U2
My motivation was neither born of excessive fandom nor a death wish. It was to reconcile a nagging feeling lodged in my psyche. You might ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
8
From Scandal To Farce: What The Clinton Email Coverage Tells Us …
And New York Times columnist Frank Bruni wondered if the revelation meant Clinton had a secret political "death wish." According to the ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»
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104.5 The Team Adds ESPN's Adam Schefter to Armen and Levack
ESPN's Adam Schefter joins Armen and Levack every Monday at 4:45pm ET and is brought to you by Death Wish Coffee – The World's ... «WTMM 104.5 The Team - ESPN Radio, Jul 15»
10
The Thrills of a Lifetime: “I am Evel Knievel”
Friend and actor Matthew McConaughey calls Knievel, “a Man of Steel with an engine. He didn't have a death wish, he had a life wish. Man ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»

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