death wish

noun

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

noun

1. (in Freudian psychology) the desire for self-annihilation See also Thanatos

Word History and Origins

Origin of death wish¹

First recorded in 1910–15