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l'appel du vide

l'appel du vide noun: the urge to do something self-destructive, like jump off a ledge.

Noun

l'appel du vide (uncountable)

  1. The urge to do something self-destructive, like jump off a ledge.
    • She walked along the cliff edge, focusing on ignoring the l'appel du vide calling her to leap.
    • "L'appel du vide someone murmurs from behind me. I startle, coming at least an inch off the ground, which moves me closer to the edge of the cliff, so that half my body dangles into space.2022, Erica Waters, The Restless Dark, HarperCollins

Origin of l'appel du vide

From French appel du vide (call of the void).

Questions about l'appel du vide

What does l'appel du vide mean?
L'appel du vide means the urge to do something self-destructive, like jump off a ledge.
What part of speech is l'appel du vide?
L'appel du vide is a noun.

Words near l'appel du vide in the dictionary

  1. L'Anse Amour
  2. L'Anse aux Meadows
  3. L'Anse-au-Clair
  4. L'Anse-au-Diable
  5. L'Anse-au-Loup
  6. l'appel du vide
  7. L'Aquila
  8. l'chaim
  9. l'chayim
  10. l'ee
  11. l'ees

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