deathstyle
deathstyle noun: a harmful, self-destructive lifestyle.
Noun
deathstyle (plural deathstyles)
- A harmful, self-destructive lifestyle.
- In many cases they learn their deathstyle from their parents. We are seeing the first generation of people in the United States who will likely die younger than their parents did.2010, Richard Benyo, Timeless Running Wisdom, page 155
- Addiction has become our national lifestyle—or deathstyle. It is a deathstyle based on the relinquishment of the self as a worthwhile being to a self who must achieve and perform or use something outside of self in order to be lovable and happy.1996, John Bradshaw, Bradshaw On: The Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem
Forms of deathstyle
| plural | deathstyles |
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Origin of deathstyle
From death + style, based on lifestyle.
Questions about deathstyle
- What does deathstyle mean?
- Deathstyle means a harmful, self-destructive lifestyle.
- What part of speech is deathstyle?
- Deathstyle is a noun.
- What is the plural of deathstyle?
- The plural of deathstyle is deathstyles.
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