Todessehnsucht

German

Etymology

From Tod +‎ -es- +‎ Sehnsucht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtoːdəsˌzeːnzʊxt/
Hyphenation: To‧des‧sehn‧sucht
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Noun

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a longing or yearning for death, be it conscious or subconscious
Synonym: Todeswunsch (conscious)

Antonyms: Lebensdurst, Lebenswille

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Todessehnsucht” in Duden online
“Todessehnsucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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